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Hecomtttetttratiottsu 

Harvard College, 13th June, 1822. 
The undersigned have examined a Spelling-book, pre- 
pared for publication, by Thomas J. Lee, Esq. so far as 
to be satisfied, that the matter is well arranged, and 
that the reading lessons are well-chosen. By a careful 
selection of words, in common use, for the tables, and by 
the arrangement of them, not only according to the ac- 
centual syllables, but also according to the long and 
short sounds, the author has, in our opinion, made valua- 
ble improvements upon those spelling books, with which 
we are acquainted. We also approve his following the pro- 
nunciation of Walker ; since, whatever diversity of taste 
there may on the subject^ it is, a few words excepted, 
the standard of English pronunciation in this countrv. 

HENRY WARE, Prof, of Die. Harvard University. 

SIDNEY WILLARD, Professor in the University. 


FromRev. J. Bate s,D.D. President ofMiddlebury College, 

MlDDLEBURY COLLEGE, June 29, 1821. 

Having briefly examined a Manuscript Spelling-Book, 
compiled by Mr. Thomas J. Lee, of Royalston, (Mass.) 
I can cheerfully recommend its publication, with the be- 
lief, that it will be highly useful to teachers and their pu- 
pils in our common schools. JOSHUA BATES* 


From Rev. G. S. Olds, late Professor of Mathematics and 
Natural Philosophy, and Mr. L. Hubbell, Professor of 
the Learned Languages in the University of Vermont, 

Burlington, July 4th, 1821. 
This certifies, that I have cursorily examined a Spel- 
ling-Book, compiled by Thomas J. Lee, and am prepared 
to express my approbation of the general plan. I have 
no reason to doubt, that it is very well calculated in the 
detail, and am of opinion that the work may be safely rec- 
ommended to public patronage. I am persuaded that it is 
well calculated to facilitate the acquisition of the element 
tary parts of the English Language. G. S. OLDS. 

BurlixXgton, July 4th , 1821. 
I have examined Mr. Lee's Spelling Book, and am 
prepared to say that I heartily concur in the opinion of 
Professor Olds. LUCAS HUBBELL. 


From the Professor ofRhetorick, fyc. at Dartmouth College. 

I have read, with some attention, a Spelling-Book 

compiled by Thos. J. Lee Esq. The general plan of 


ii RECOMMENDATIONS. 

the work is simple, and more comprehensive than that 01 
any book of the kind, with which lam acquainted. The 
selection and arrangement of the " reading lessons " ap- 
pear to me judicious. The pronunciation in general, and 
the orthography except in the omission ofk after c, as in 
public, are in my opinion supported by good use. The 
extracts in prose and verse are peculiarly pure and hap- 
py for the purpose. 1 am satisfied that the publication 

will merit the decided approbation of the publick. 

CHAS. B. HADDOCK, Prof. ofRhet.fyc. 

So far as I have had opportunity to examine a Spell- 
ing-Book, compiled by Thomas J. Lee, Esq. I am of 
opinion, that it is in many respects a valuable improve- 
ment of preceding works of the kind. It omits redun- 
dancies, supplies deficiencies, accommodates itself to 
the capacities of the learner, and is well suited to the 
important design of such an elementary work. 

While this spelling-book merits, it is presumed it will 
receive extensive public patronage. 

WARREN FAY, Minister of the Gospel in Charles- 
Charlestown, Juty 10th, 1822. ' town^ Mass. 

From Rev. Chester Wright. 
Having examined a manuscript of a Spelling book 
compiled by Mr. Lee, I hesitate not to say, that in my 
opinion it is preferable to any spelling-book J have yet 
seen, and that its publication and introduction into 
schools will be a public benefit. 
Montpelier, (Ver.) July 6, 1821. CHESTER WRIGHT. 

From Rev. Thaddeus M. Harris, D. D. 
Sir, Dorchester, July 20th, 1822; 

I return the little Spelling Book which you left for, my 
inspection. I have not had an opportunity for compar- 
ing it with others, in order to judge in what respects it 
differs, or may be an improvement ; but I am pleased 
with the arrangement and the execution. The words 
in the columns appear very properly classed, and the 
manner of dividing them into sj'llables is that which I 
judge to be most correct. The lessons for reading are 
well selected : the rules and definitions are just and per- 
spicuous ; and, indeed, the whole work is woll calcula- 
ted for the use of the learner, and deserving the patronage 
of parents and instructers. T. M. HARRIS. 


KECOxMMENDATTONS. iii 

From Rev. Elijah Parish, D. D. 
Dear Sir, Byfield, May 24, 1821. 

From the cursory manner in which I have been able to 
examine the manuscript Spelling Book, which you have 
sent me, I think it a judicious compilation, and that it will 
prove a valuable addition to our school books. I hope 
its extensive usefulness to the community will amply re- 
ward you for the care and labour of preparing it for pub- 
lication. With respect, I am, dear sir, yours fcc. 

To T. J. Lee, Esq. ' ELIJAH PARISH. 


From Rev. Ezra Ripley, D. D. 
Having examined, in manuscript, the Spelling-Book of 
Tho. J. Lee, Esq., I cheerfully give it my approbation, 
as a judicious compilation, and promising much useful- 
ness. It appears to me to possess at least equal claims 
to public notice and encouragement with any Spelling- 
Book now in use ; and I unhesitatingly embrace the op- 
portunity of recommending its publication. Books of this 
kind are useful and constantly needed ; and, it is prob- 
able, will not be soon multiplied beyond the demands of 
the rapidly increased population of our country. 

EZRA RIPLEY, 
Pastor of the Church in Concord, Mass, 
Concord, March 27, 1822. 

From Rev. J. Hough, Prof, of Theol. Middlebury College, 
Having examined with some degree of attention a 
manuscript Spelling-Book, compiled by Mr. Thomas J. 
Lee, I have no hesitation in avowing it as my opinion, 
that the compilation is judicious in the plan, on which it 
has been formed, and that it evinces much caution to 
avoid whatever would be exceptionable or superfluous, 
and very extensive and laborious research to discover 
and comprise whatever might contribute to render it 
highly useful. From the knowledge of the work, which , 
I have been able to acquire, I have no doubt, that it will 
be found a valuable book for the use of the common 
schools of our country. JOHN HOUGH, 

Professor of Theology, Middlebury College, 
Middlebury College, July 2, 1821. 


From Rev. Noah Worcester, D. D. 
At the request of Thomas J. Lee, Esq. I have, with 
much pleasure, examined the Spelling Book compiled 


iv RECOMMENDATIONS. 

by him. If is, in my opinion, an excellent work, judi- 
ciously planned — well executed — happily adapted for 
the use of schools, and worthy of extensive patronage. 
Brighton, Sept. 1822. NOAH WORCESTER. 


From the President of the Collegiate Institution, Amherst. 
Amherst, March 20, 1823. 

I have examined a Spelling-Book, containing the Ru- 
diments of the English Language, with appropriate 
Reading Lessons, by Thomas J. Lee, Esq. The selec- 
tion and arrangement of the materials of which it con- 
sists, I think judicious. The chapters of words and 
reading lessons are adapted to the capacities of the 
young, and are so arranged as to advance the learner by 
easy gradations. I cheerfully recommend the book to 
the patronage of the public, and particularly to thos<» 
who are employed in teaching children the Rudiments of 
our Language. ZEPHANIAH SWIFT MOORE, 

President of the Collegiate Institution } Amherst, (Mass.) 


From Rev.Dr .Haskell, President of the Univ. of Vermont. 
University of Vermont, Burlington, Nov. 28, 1822. 
I have examined a Spelling Book by Thomas J. Lee, 
Esq. and am prepared to express my approbation of the 
plan and execution of the work. I know of no book of 
the kind which, within the same compass, contains more 
valuable matter. The spelling and reading lessons are 
iudiciouslv interspersed, commencing with that which is 
most easy, and gradually proceeding to that which is 
more difficult ; and, at the close, there is a collection of 
words with their definitions, so concise, as to be capa- 
ble of being committed to memory, by the youth in our 
schools ; and, at the same time, so extensive, as to lay 
an important foundation for a knowledge of the English 
Language. DANIEL HASKELL, President. 

From the Preceptor of Burlington, Vt Academy. 
The undersigned has critically examined Mr. Lee's 
Spelling-Book, and recommends it to the public, as well 
worthy°their patronage. The arrangement displays good 
taste and judgment, and entitles the Author to the warm- 
est thanks of his fellow citizens. N. OSGOOD, A. M. 
Preceptor of Burlington Academy. 


SPELLING-BOOK, 

CONTAINING 

THE RUDIMENTS 


ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

WITH 

APPROPRIATE READING LESSONS, 
By THOMAS J. LEE, Esa. 



SECOND EDITION I -S^fej 

2872 

BOSTON : 

Published by munroe and franco j 

NO. 4, COKNHI^i.. 

1823- 


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DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, to wit : 

District Clerk's Office. 

L. S. Be it remembered, that on the eighth day of May, A.D. 1823 e 
in the forty-seventh year of the Independence of the United States 
of America, THOMiS J. LEE, Esq. of the said District, has de- 
posited in this Office, the Tit e ot a Book, the right whereof he 
claims as Author and Proprietor, in the words following, to wit : 

A SPELLING-BOOK, coi tain ing the Rudiments of the English 
Language, with appropriate Reading Lessons. By Thomas J. Lee, 
Esq. Second Edition. 

In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, en- 
titled, **. An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the 
copies of maps, charts and books, ro the authors and proprietors of 
such copies, during the times therein mentioned *]' and also to an act 
entitled, " An act supplementary to an act, entitled, an act fbr the 
encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts 
and books, to the authors and proprietors of suci; copies during the 
times therein mentioned ; and extending the benefits thereof to the 
arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other 
prints." 

JOHN W. DAVIS, -Clerk of the District of Massachusetts. 


344. 


PREFACE. 


Nothing is attempted in this manual but a care- 
ful selection From the mass of materials already be- 
fore the public, and such an arrangement of them, 
as at 4s hoped will facilitate the progress of the 
learner. 

The vowels are arranged in such a manner as 
best to answer the purpose of instruction. The 
number of simple vowel sounds, as given by Mur- 
ray, has been chosen as containing the regular 
sounds of the vowels. The most common of the 
irregularly sounded vowels, and improper diph- 
thongs, and such consonants and double consonants 
as have more than one sound, are inserted in the 
table of sounds. 

The multitude of characters used in some Spell- 
ing- Books to designate sounds, is unnecessary and 
perplexing to the learner. Of what use Is it, that 
syllables, which always have the same sound, should 
have characters placed over them whenever they 
occur ? A judicious arrangement, and natural di- 
vision of words, with directions for placing the ac- 
cent, are generally sufficient to convey the sounds 
of the letters. The Compiler has endeavoured, in 
this [book, to class the monosyllables and dissylla- 
bles (except a few easy words in the former part .of 
the book) so as to convey the sounds accurately. 
But it is thought, that in words of three or more 


iv PREFACE. 

syllables, if the accented syllable be pointed our, 
the learner will usually pronounce the others cor- 
rectly. 

In the division of words into syllables, it is 
best to " divide them as they are naturally 
divided in a right pronunciation/' and as is most 
agreeable to the ear. If, in addition to this, it is 
observed, that compound words should be resolved 
into their primitive, and grammatical terminations 
carefully separated in spelling, no further direction 
seems necessary. 

It has not been the intention of the Compiler to 
collect complete lists of the various classes of words, 
which would introduce many words seldom used, 
and only in learned works ; nor did he intend to in- 
sert uncommon words in the spelling lessons, but to 
collect a sufficient number of those in common use, 
which ought to be learned first. Such words will 
afford abundant exercise for the learner, and suffi- 
cient examples of the various sounds of the letters ; 
and recourse may always be had to dictionaries to 
ascertain the pronunciation of uncommon and tech? 
nical terms. 

The orthography of Johnson has been followed 
except in the omission of k in words ending with 
ic, as public. And the pronunciation of Walker 
has been followed except in the words, clerk, clerk- 
ship, cucumber , deaf, lieutenant, pour, raisin, and 
sergeant. Good usage in this country seems to 
have decided in favour of a more analogical pro* 
nunciation for these words than he has given them. 
Where Walker has given more than one method of 
pronunciation, the Compiler has made his election. 

Children should be made to distinguish the va- 
rious sounds of the vowel,s and consonants, by 


PREFACE. v 

which they are much assisted in reading and spell- 
ing. In using this book, let them be taught the ta- 
ble of sounds, and be taught to pronounce the sev- 
eral vowel sounds, detached from the key- words 
in which they stand. W hen they become thorough 
and ready in this exercise, they may be directed to 
designate the sounds of the letters in the following 
manner. 

Catastrophe ; hard c, short o, # short a, sharp 
s, long o, ph iikey, and long e. 

Anonymous ; short a, short o, y like e long, si- 
lent o, short u, and sharp s. 

Chandelier; ch like sA, short a, long e, silent i P 
and long e. 

Parson ; a middle, s sharp, and silent o. 

Parent ; along, and short e. 

Improve ; short i, middle o, and silent e. 

Legible ; short e, soft g., i like e long, and si- 
lent e. 

Decrease ; long e, hard c, ea like e long, sharp 
s and silent e. 

In selecting the Reading Lessons, simplicity and 
purity have been sought, both in style and senti- 
ment ; and a few selections from the Bible have 
been introduced. The arrangement, it is hooped, is 
such, as will advance the learner by easy grada- 
tions. 

Common names of persons, and names of dis- 
tinguished places, are inserted. It is apparent that 

* When a ends an unaccented syllable, its sound is 
difficult to appreciate. It seems best to consider it short, 
as Walker has done. Tlie final a should be sounded 
like ah. 

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Vi PREFACE. 

youth should early be made acquainted with their 
orthography and pronunciation. 

In the 24th chapter, the first word of each coup- 
Jet, may be considered as a key to the sound of the 
succeeding word. 

The Compiler has endeavoured to put the ele- 
mentary lessons into such a form as to be easily 
committed to memory and retained. In preparing 
them, he has made use of the language of other per- 
sons, whenever it met his own views. 

Perhaps there is no way to express the Abbrevia* 
tions so clearly as to supersede the necessity of ex- 
planation from the teacher. Children should be 
taught that the same initial or abbreviation some- 
times stands for different words, and the same words 
are represented by different abbreviations. They 
should also be taught where they are used. 

The importance of examining pupils by ques- 
tions relative to their studies, is manifest. Ques- 
tions on some of the chapters are annexed for the 
purpose ; which it is hoped will contribute to the 
ease of the instructer, and the advancement of the 
pupil. 

A seject collection of words with brief defini- 
tions is annexed to exercise the more advanced pu- 
pil in spelling and defining. A few words in which 
the pronunciation differs from the orthography, 
have the sounds pointed out by a different spelling. 
This list will be found to contain the principal 
words used in the elementary and reading lessons, 
and thus in a measure answer the purpose of a dic- 
tionary for the pupil. 

lioyalston, Mass, 1821. 


THE ALPHABET*. 


Roman. 


A 
B 

c 

D 

E 

F 

G 

H 

I 

J 


a 

b 

c 

d 

e 

f 


J 


K k 

L 1 

M m 

N n 

O o 
P 

Q 
R 

S 
T 
U u 

V v 
W w 

X X 

Y y 
Z z 


P 

q 

r 

s 
t 


Italic. 

A a I 
B b 
C c 
D d 
E e 

F f 
G g 
H h 
I i 

J J 
K k 

L I 

Mm 
JV n 
O o 
P p 

Q q 

R r 

S s 

T t 

U u 

V v 

W w 

X x 

If 
Z z 


Old English. 

% » 

€ t 

m a 

is- 1 

I I 

% i 

jw tit 

$ $ 

u v 
s a 
& t 

2H u 

x r 
^ at 

£ f 


Names. 

a 

bee 

cee 

dee 

e 

ef 

& u 

aitch 

i or eye 

ka 

el 

em 

en 

o 

pee 

cue 

ar 

ess 

teq 

you 

yee 

double u 

eks 

wy 
zee 


ALPHABETS. 

Capital Letters. 

H Q GO Z N A 

R F P C S M E 

J X Y D U K V 

B W L T I 

Small Letters. 

m k j o q 1 p r n 
aged a f b he 
s w u v z j t x 8f 

Vowels. 

a e i o u, and sometimes w and y. 

Consonants. 
bcdfghjklmnpqrstvxz 

Double and Triple Letters. 

JECEseoefffiffiflffl 

^ Figures. 

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Table of Sounds* 
CHAPTER I. 

Table of Sounds. 

REGULAR VOWELS. 

a long, as heard in hate, 

a short, . . . . hat. 

a middle, . . • , part* 

a broad, hall. 

e long, ♦ . • , . mete, 

e short, . ♦ ♦ . . met. 

i long, . « . . . pine. 

i short, , . . . . pin. 

o long, ..... note. 

o short, . , . . . not. 

o middle, . . . . . prove, 

u long, ..... duke, 

u short, ..... duck, 

u middle, . . . . , bush. 


IEREGULAR 

VOWELS. 


a like o short, as 
a like u short, , 

heard in 
... 

wash, 
liar. 

e like u short, . 

• • • 

her. 

i like u short, . 
i like e long, . . 
o like u short, . 
o like a broad, , 

• * , 

• , ♦ 
... 

• • • 

shirt, 
caprice- 
done. 
nor. 

y like i long, 
y like e long, 

• ♦ , 

by, 
beauty. 


10 Sounds of the Diphthongs* 

PROPER DIPHTHONGS. 

oi ~) have the combined sound of broad a, $ °il> 
oy 5 an d l° n g e ; as heard in I boy. 

ou } have the combined sound of broad a, ^ our, 
?oV 5 an d middle u, as heard in £ cow* 

IMPROPER DIPHTHONGS. 

ai like a long, as Zieard in ail. 


au like a broad, \ '. . . 

fault. 

au like a middle, . . . 

aunt. 

aw iike a broad. . . . 

awl. 

ay like a lpng, . . . . 

day. 

ea like e long, .... 

lean. 

ea like e short, . . . * 

head. 

ee like e long, . . . * 

deed. 

ci like a long, . . . . 

vein. 

e\ like e long, . . . . 

seize* 

ew like u long, . . * . 

blew. 

ie like e long, * . * . 

bier. 

ie like i long, . . . .. 

pie. 

oa like o long, .... 

load. 

oe like o long, . . f . 

hoe. 

oo like o middle, - . , 

cool. 

<ao like u middle . - • 

good. 


Sounds of the Consonants. 


11 


UUJ> 

c hard like k, as 
c soft like s, 
c like sh, 
c like z, . . . 

heard in cash. 
. . . cellar. 
. . . ocean, special 

suffice. 

ch hard, . . 
ch soft, . . 
ch like tch, * , 

. . . CHord. 

. . . cAaise. 

. . cheese. 

d proper, •*..'•-" 
d soft like j, . 

. . . death. 
. . . soldier. 

g hard, . . 
g soft, . . 
gh like f, 
ph like f, 
s sharp, 
s soft, . . 

. . . gone. 
. \ . gem. 
* . . laugh. 
. . . phlegm. 
. . . saint. 
. . . rose. 

t proper, 
t like tch, 

. . . take. 
. . . nature. 

th hard, 
th soft, 

. . . thin. 
. . . s THine. 

x flat, like gz, 
x sharp like ks, 

. . . exalt. 
. . . extreme. 


Some of the consonant sounds are denoted by small 
capitals and Italies ; all other Italic letters are silent. 
So many of the silent vowels are printed in Italics, as 
seemed necessary to convey the sounds of the syllables. 
The final e preceded by I and a mute is always silent. 
Where e final lengthens the syllable, it is printed in Ro- 
man letters. G is soft before e, i, and y f — and i and y y 
ending an unaccented syllable, sound like e long, unless 
otherwise noted. 


1 % Words df Two Letters, 


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CHAPTER II. 



Words of Tw 

o Letters* 

ab 

eb 


ib 


ob 

ub 

ac 

ec 


ic 


oc 

uc 

ad 

ed 


id 


od 

ud 

af 

ef 


if 


of 

uf 

ag 
al 

eg 
el 


il 


og 
ol 

ug 
ul 

am 

em 


iin 


om 

una 

an 

en 


in 


on 

un 

ap 

ep 


\P 


op 

up 

ar 

er 


ir 


or 

ur 

as 

es 


is 


OS 

us 

at 

et 


it 


ot 

ut 



V*/*/%»W\A.WWV*>VV 


ba 

be 

bi 


bo 

bu 

by 

ca 

ce 

ci 


CO 

cu 

c y 

da 

de 

di 


do 

du 

dy 

fa 

fe 

fi 


fo 

fu 

fy 

ga 
ha 

ge 
he 

hi 


go 
ho 

gu 
hu 

gy 

hy 

la 

le 

li 


lo 

lu 

ly 

ma 

me i 

mi 

i 

mo 

mu 

my 

na 

ne 

ni 


no 

nu 

nv 

J 


Words of Two and Three Letters. 1 3 

pa pe pi po pu py 
ra re ri ro ru ry 

sa se si so su sy 




X/X'WWWVWVV'VWWW 


by go to he be 
my lo wo me ye 

do so or we no 


WW WW WV»J AWWW 


ah am an at as 
is it if in on 

ox of up us 


w/w WW WW wwwvu 


bla ble bli bio blu 
bra bre bri bro bru 
cla cie cii clo cla 


■WW WW WW WW WW 


add Ann asp end 

aft apt egg ill 

and ask ell ink 


%»VW VW\f V\U •VX/W wv 


I do so. Do as I do. 

Is he up ? Do so to as. 

He is up. Do as we do, 

So am I. Do so to me. 

Go with me* It is my hat, 


14 Words of Three Letters. 




Vowels short. 



Bad 

mat 

met 

hip 

win 

bag 

nag 

peg 

his 

wit 

ban 

nap 

pen 

hit 

Bog 

bat 

pad 

pet 

•fe 

cob 

cag 

pan 

red 

kid 

cog 

can 

rag 

ten 

kin 

con. 

cap 

ran 

web 

lid 

cot 

Cat 

rap 

wed 

lip 

dog 

dab 

rat 

wet 

mix 

dot 

fag 

sap 

wen 

nib 

fog- 

fan 

tan 

Bid 

nip 

fop 

fat 

tap 

big 

nit 

fox 

gad 

tax 

bin 

Pig 

got 

gag 

Bed 

bit 

pin 

hod 

g a P 

beg 

cit 

pit 

hog 

had 

bet 

did 

rib 

hop 

hag 

den 

dig 

rid 

hot 

ham 

fed 

dim 

rig 

j°g 

hap 

fen 

din 

rim 

jot 

hat 

hem 

dip 

rip 

log 

lad 

hen 

fib 

sin 

lop 

lag 

keg 

fig 

sip 

lot 

lap 

ken 

fin 

sit 

mop 

lax 

led 

fit 

six 

pod 

mad 

leg 

fix 

tin 

pop 

man 

let 

hid 

tip 

pot 

map 

men 

him 

wig 

rob 


Words of Three Letters, 1 5 


sod top 

cut 

hug 

nut 

rot wot 

Dug 

hum 

pun 

sob Bud 

dun 

hut 

rub 

sod bug 

fun 

jug 

rug 

sog bun 

gum 

jut 

rum 

sop but 

gun 

lug 

run 

sot cub 

hub 

mug 

sum 


Vowels 

ong. 


ace ape 

eke 

He 

ore 

age ate 

ire 

ode 

use 

ale eve 

iee 

old 

TH$ 

Is it so ? 


A fat pig. 


Wo to us. 


A bad lad. 


It is on me. 


A red hat. 


As I go by. 


A hot bit for 

me. 

So am I in. 


A sly fox. 


It is to be so. 


Cut it up. 


Am I to go in ? 


Cut it for me* 

It is my ox. 


I try to do it 

• 

Am I to go up ? 


Did Ann go? 


I am as he is. 


Get his hat. 


It is my top. 


A mad man. 


Do we go to bed 

I 

The sun is up. 

Ann is to go. 


I can go to hira* 

My hat is by me. 


Is he to do it ? 

Put it on. 


Am I to do it ? 

Let me try. 


An old man. 


Do not cry. 


Pen and ink. 


A fat hog. 


Ruii to me? 



16 Words of Four Letters. 


Band 

Vowels Short. 

hang fret 

stem 

bank 

hank 

gem 

tell 

bang 

land 

held 

Brim 

blab 

lank 

help 

chin 

brad 

mask 

jest 

chip 

brat 

mass 

lend 

chit 

cash 

pang 

lent 

clip 

cask 

plan 

lest 

crib 

chap 

plat 

melt 

dint 

chat 

rack 

mend 

dish 

clad 

rang 

neck 

disk 

clam 

sack 

nest 

drip 

clan 

sand 

next 

flit 

crab 

sank 

peck 

fill 

crag 

sang 

pelf 

fish 

cram 

sash 

pelt 

glib 

dash 

shad 

pent 

grin 

drab 

Beck 

pest 

grit 

drag 

bell 

rent 

hill 

dram 

belt 

rest 

hilt 

fact 

bend 

self 

hint 

fang 

bent 

sell 

kill 

flag 

deck 

send 

king 

gash 

desk 

sent 

lift 

glad 

fell 

shed 

link 

hack 

felt 

sled 

live 

hand 

fend 

sped 

mill 


Words of Four Letters. 1 7 

mint tick lock slop 

miss till loll spot 

pill tint loss trod 

pink Blot long trot 

pith bond mob Buck 

rich box mock buff 

ring chop moss bulk 

risk clod moth bung 

shin clot plod club 

ship crop plot crum 

sick doll pomp cull 

sing drop pond curb 

sink flog prop curd 

slid fob rock curl 

slim fond scot drug 

slit font shod duck 

smit frog shop dull 

spit from shot 

A mad dog. A dish of milk. 

He can dig. Give me a pin. 

I can hop. , Do not hurt me. 

We can run. A long pole, 

A red bud. A cup of tea. 

A dry fig. Here is a bee. 

Get my hat. A ripe plum. 

Let us go in. A kind man. 

A red spot. It is a fine day. 

A pink sash. The fire burns. 

The left hand. Let me see you hdp* 
2* 


18 


Words of Four Letters. 


Bale 

Vo* 

lave 

^els Long-. 

save 

hind 

bane 

mace 

take 

hire 

bate 

made 

tale 

kine 

cage 

make 

tame 

kite 

caice 

male 

vale 

lice 

came 

mane 

vane 

like 

cane 

mate 

vase 

life 

cape 

name 

wade 

lime 

case 

nape 

wage 

line 

cave 

nave 

wake 

mice 

dale 

pace 

wane 

mild 

date 
dame 

page 
pale 

wave 
Bile 

mile 
mind 

face 

pane 

bind 

mine 

fade 
fame 

pate 
pave 

bite 
cite 

mire 
mite 

fane 

race 

dice 

nice 

gale 

rage 

dike 

nine 

gate 
gave 

rake 
rate 

dine 
dire 

pike 
pile 

hale 

raze 

dive 

pine 

hate 

rave 

file 

pint 

lade 

sage 

find 

pipe 

lake 

sake 

fine 

rice 

lame 

sale 

fire 

Bold 

lane 

same 

five 

bolt 

late 

sane 

hide 

bone 


Words of Four Letters. 


19 


code 
cold 
colt 

gold 
gore 
hold 

lore 

mode 

mole 

port 
robe 
roll 

cone 

hole 

mope 

tone 

cope 

hose 

more 

Cube 

cove 

home 

most 

cure 

core 

hone 

mote 

duke 

dome 

host 

nose 

dupe 

dote 

hove 

poll 

fume 

doze 
fold 

joke 
jolt 

pope 
pore 

fuse 
lute 

fort 

lone 

pork 

lure 


One and two make three. 

Six and four make ten. 

Four and five make nine. 

Do you ask if you are. to die ? 

Yes, you and I, and all men must die. 

If I see a boy do ill 1 will try not to do so. 

Must I not do as I am bid ? 

When you are bid to do well. 

But you must do no ill. 

I will try to make the best use of time. 

Play not with bad boys. 

I will be sure to tell no lies. 

Do not hurt poor puss. 

A rat is in the trap. 

Puss will kill it. 

I thank you for this book. 

Iwill try to read it well. 

You have read quite well. 


20 Easxj Words of Two Syllables. 

CHAPTER HI. 
Easy Words of Two Syllables, 



Accent on the first syllable 


Al urn 

gos lin 

nap kin 

ditty 

an vil 

gos pel 

nos tril 

diz zy 

bii let 

gos sip 

nov el 

dus ky 

bod kin 

hab it 

nut meg 

en try 

buffet 

ham let 

op tic 

ed dy 

cab in 

in dex 

on set 

en vy 

cam el 

ken nel 

pan el 

fan cy 

can eel 

kid nap 

pan ic 

fer ry 

can did . 

Ian eet 

par ish 

fol \y 

can not 

lap pet 

pen man 

g'psy 

civ il 

lav ish 

rad ish 

ban dy 

col ic 

lev el 

ras cal 

hap py 

com et 

lim it 

reb el 

bur ry 

com ic 

lim pid 

rev el 

jeiiy 

con sul 

lin en 

rob in 

J et *y 

dam ask 

lin net 

sat in 

J o1 'y 

dam se\ 

lin tel 

sig nal 

lev y 

den tal 

liv id 

sol id 

lil y 

des pot 

med al 

son net 

lob by 

dis ma! 

men tal 

tal ent 

mer ry 

em met 

mer it 

val id 

pan try 

ep ic 

mil let 

Al ley 

par ry 

ex it 

mit ten 

an gry 

pet ty 

fil let 

mod el 

ber ry 

pigmy 

fin ish 

mod est 

can dy 

pity 

jis cal 

mor al 

car ry 

si I ly 

fun nel 

mus ket 

cur ry 

six ty 

gar ret 

mus lin 

dal \y 

sor ry 


Easy Words of Two Syllables. 

«iky r y r SJ * ; * 

SUl V fe've 8 g an der fa U* 

! U k 7 Irocer lender final 

tab by g«> cer fe cus 

taliy L hnler fuel 

tarry maior hop per gruel 

t,psy KS ^ der legal 

old er 

o ver 

. If own er w i^ 

duty paper liver P 

fary F P« . JfJ « r0 ses 

<rln rv P° lar ° ;„ 

hoW P° rter ° tter ' l 

\° y ] / Sober pepper rural 

iurv taper potter 


21 


B ° ny over leper na sal 

W LT,. letter pagan 


trial 


ladv toper river »■ « 

lazv wafer silver venal 

navy Adder sister pal 

nobly amber Being vital 

y ban ner bi as " nit 

P ° ny batter cogent exile 

P0S> better *u%l motto 

r ? Sy bitter decent tad pol 

f d 7 but ter d. al urn p.re 

Accent on the second syllable. 

Absurd affix assess attack 

AD bum t t lt 

accept allot a . £t 

*r cess ar rest at tena * 

admit assent attest befit 


22 Easy Words of Two Syllables. 


con cur 

in dent 

de base 

pro cure 

con fess 

in sert 

de bate 

pro duce 

con sent 

in sist 

de cide 

pro pose 

con tend 

in tend 

de cry 

pro vide 

con tent 

itself 

de face 

pro voke 

cor rect 

in vent 

de file 

re cite 

dis band 

oc cur 

de lay 

re deem 

dis miss 

sub mit 

de pose 

re duce 

dis til 

sue cess 

de sire 

re fine 

ex act 

un bid 

de pute 

re gale 

ex eel 

un fit 

de ride 

re late 

ex cess 

un less 

de vise 

re mind 

ex pect 

un til 

de vote 

re mote 

ex pel 

Be have 

e late 

re pose 

ex tenjd 

be fore 

e lude 

re tire 

for get 

be hold 

mo rose 

re vile 

in cur 

be hind 

pre side 

sa lute 


A bird can both walk and fly. 

Boys must not hurt the birds. 

Some bad boys rob them of their eggs. 

I saw a boy shut up a bird in a cage. 

Do birds like to be shuC up ? 

No, they like to fly about. 

We must do as we like to be done to. 

Be kind to all men. 

Did you see the boys ride in the cart ? 

I will give you my top for your ball. 

I do not like to hear one fret. 

I do not like to be here. 

Let us go to bed, and take our rest. 

Take care of your book, and keep it clean. 


JSasy Words of Three Syllables. 23 
CHAPTER IV. 
Easy Words of Three Syllables* 

Accent on the first syllable. 

fel o ny par i ty 

her e sy pen u ry 

her e tic pol i cy 

his to ry rar i fy* 

id i ot rar i ty 

im i tate rat i fy* 

in di go sal a ry 

in fa my sat is fy* 

in fi del sim i le 

in ju ry ter ri fy* 

leg a cy van i ty 

len i ty vil i fy* 

lev i ty Ab di cate 

lib er al ac ci dent 

lib er ty ac cu rate 

lin e al ad mi ral 

lit a ny ad vo cate 

lit er al an ces tor 

lot te ry ap pe tite 

lux u ry ben e fit 

niel o dy but ter fly* 

mem o ry cal en dar 

min n et cal o mel 

mon o dy cal um ny 

mor ti fy* can is ter 

nur se ry cat a ract 

or i gin cen tu ry 

par o dy cer ti fy* 

* ?/ tike I long. 


24 Easy Words of Three Syllables. 


char i ot 
char i ty 
chas ti ty 
cin na mon 
com i cal 
com pe tent 
con fi dent 
con ju gal 
con so nant 
con tra ry 
con ver sant 
cur ren cy 
daffodil 
d-et ri ment 
dif fi dent 
dis so lute 
dis so nant 
em er aid 
em pe ror 
es cu lent 
ex eel lent 
fab ri cate 
flat te ry 
gal le ry 
gen tie man 
glob u Jar 
grad u ate 
im mi nent 
im pu dent 
in ci dent 
in dus try 


in fan cy 

in no cent 

in ter val 

lat i tude 

lav en der 

lex i con 

lig a merit 

man ful ly 

man i fest 

med i cal 

men di cant 
mil i tant 
mil li ner 
min is ter 
mis ere ant 
mod er ate 
mod est ly 
mon u ment 
mus cu lar 
nov el ty 
ob du rate 
ob li gate 
ob so lete 
op po site 
par a dox 
pen du lurn 
pov er ty 
rid i cule 
sen si ble 
sig na tare 
stim u late 

* y like i long, 


lam a rind 
ter mi nate 
ul ti mate 
ven er ate 
vie to ry 
vin di cate 
A pri cot 
ca pa ble 
cru ci ble 
cru ci fy* 
cru el ty 
cu po la 
de cen cy 
dc vi ate 
du pli cate 
du ra ble 
fru gal ty 
fu mi gate 
fu ner al 
ju ni per 
la zi ness 
le gal ly 
li bra ry 
li on ess 
lo cal ly 
me di ate 
mu ta ble 
mu ti late 
no bod j 
nu mer al 
o di um 


Easy Words of Three Syllables. 25 


o pi ate 
o pi um 
o ver plus 
pe ri od 
pli a ble 
pli an cy 
pri ma ry 


a bol ish 
ac cus torn 
ad mon ish 
an gel ic 
ap pen dix 
as sem bly 
a sun der 
bo tan ic 
co hab it 
cos met ic 
de can ter 
do mes tic 
e las tic 


pu tre fy* 
ra di ant 
ru di ment 
ru mi nate 
se ere sy 
stu pi fy* 
the o ry 
Accent on the second syllable. 

A ban don e lev en bra va do 

e lix ir 
e met ic 
e nig ma 
ex act ly 
ex ot ic 
in trin sic 
mag net ic 
re mem ber 
re sem ble 
to bac co 
a bu sive 
ad he rent 
ap pa rent 

Ann, will you sing me a song ? 

Will you make me a pen of this quill? 

A fox will catch hens and geese. 

Here is a fine ripe plum. 

Jane has made a nice plum tart. 

Do not blot your new book. 

How sweet the birds sing. 

Lay up the book, it is time to dine. 

* y like i long-. 


u m son 
va can cy 
va ri ance 
va ri ant 
ve ni al 
vi o lence 
vi o lent 


ere a tor 
de co rum 
de ni al 
i de al 
il le gal 
in de cent 
in hu man 
po ta to 
se du cer 
tes ta tor 
tor na do 
tri bu nal 
un ti dy 


26 


Words of One Syllable. 



CHAPTER V. 



Vowel a. 




a long. 


Ac ne 

flame 

flake 

space 

bake 

frame 

rare 

snare 

bare 

glade 

range 

spade 

blade 

glare 

scape 

spake 

blame 

grace 

scare 

spare 

brace 

grade 

scarce 

stage 

brave 

grape 

scate 

stake 

care 

grave 

shade 

stale 

change 

hare 

shake 

stare 

chaste 

mare 

shame 

state 

crane 

pare 

share 

stave 

crape 

phrase 

shave 

strange 

crate 

place 

slake 

trace 

crave 

plane 

slate 

trade 

dare 

plate 

slave 

vague 

fare 

prate 

snake 

a short. 

ware 

Ant 

hasp 

shag 

trap 

adze 

have 

slam 

vast 

back 

lash 

slab 

vamp 

bade 

lass 

slap 

waft 

bask 

last 

snap 

Badge 

bran 

mask 

span 

batch 

damp 

mast 

spat 

black 

fast 

pant 

stag 

bland 

flam 

raft 

swam 

blank 

flax 

rank 

tack 

blast 

gnat 

rasp 

task 

brack 


Words of One Syllable. 


27 


branch 

brand 

brass 

€atch 

chaff 

champ 

chance 

chant 

cHasm 

clang 

clank 

clash 

clasp 

class 

crack 


craft 

crank 

dance 

drank 

flank 

flask 

flash 

frank 

glance 

gland 

glass 

gnash 

grand 

grant 

grasp 


grass 

hatch 

match 

plank 

plant 

scalp 

scant 

scrag 

scrap 

shaft 

shall 

shank 

slack 

slang 

smack 


spasm 
sprang 
sprat 
stack 
staff 
stand 
strand 
thank 
track 
tract 
trash 
twang 
zurack 
wrath 
rap 


w 


Ann, play with the babe. 
Take him in your lap. 
Do not hurt him. 
Catch the cat for him. 
Dress your doll. 
What is its name? 
Help me dress tine. 
Here is a sharp axe. 
Do not cut you. 
See the lambs play. 
Ride on the horse. 
See that frog hop. 
I trod on a snake. 
Make me a sled. 
Pick some plums, 
Tell no lies. 


Shake the tree* 
Crack this nut. 
The gnats bite. 
Turn the crank. 
Ring the bell. 
Bake me a cake. 
Buy me a top. 
All the boys are here. 
Let us play ball. 
Choose sides. 
See the ball hop* 
I am tired. 
Let us go home. 
I am not well. 
Put up your book* 
Use no ill words. 


28 


Words of One Stjllable. 




a middle. 


Arc 

dark 

lark 

ca/ve 

are 

darn 

mar 

carve 

ark 

dart 

mark 

charge 

arm 

far 

mart 

charm 

art 

farm 

par 

chart 

ba/m 

gape 

park 

ha/ve 

bar 

garb 

part 

large 

bark 

ha 

scar 

march 

barn 

hard 

spar 

marl^ 

ca/f 

hark 

star 

jt?sa/m 

ca/m 

harm 

tar 

salve 

car 

harp 

: tart 

shark 

card 

hart 

yard 

sharp 

cart 

jar 

yarn 

smart 

carp 

lard 

Barge 

a broad. 

spark 

All 

hall 

ta/k 

warn 

ball 

halt 

wall 

warp 

bald 

malt 

wa/k 

wart 

call 

pall 

war 

wharf 

cha/k 

salt 

ward 

dwarf 

fall 

stall 

warm 

thwart 


The Lord will love them that fear him. 
He minds all we say and do. 
We must love all men, if they do not love us f 
And we must pray for them that hate us. 
We must make the best use of our time. 
Do not read too fast, nor with atone. 
Read slow, and speak plain. 


Words of One Syllable. 


29 



CHAPTER VI. 



Vowel e. 




e long. 


Cede 

reve 

scHeme 

sphere 

cere 

scene 

sere 

theme 

glebe 

mere 

she 

e short. 

THese 

Elf 

slept 

fledge 

herd 

else 

tend 

hedge 

herse 

jet 

tent 

hence 

jerk 

bred 

test 

ledge 

nerve 

cell 

vend 

pence 

perch 

cent 

vent 

pledge 

pert 

crest 

vest 

sedge 

serge 

debt 

weld 

shelf 

serve 

dress 

well 

shred 

sherd 

edge 

went 

sketch 

smerk 

elm 

wept 

smell 

sperm 

flesh 

arrest 

spend 

stern 

fresh 

wren 

swell 

swerve 

helm 

Belch 

swept 

term 

kept 

blend 

tempt 

terse 

knell 

check 

tenth 

verb 

left 

chess 

twelve 

verse 

mesh 

chest 

wedge 

verge 

mess 

crept 

whelm 

were 

prest 

dense 

err 

wert 

press 

dregs 

erst 

velk 

reck 

dwell 

fern 

jell 

reft 

fence 

germ 

yelp 

rend 

fetch 

herb 

yest 


30 Words of One Syllable. 

CHAPTER VII. 
Vowel i. 




i long. 


BHght 

Wght 

tight 

wire 

blind 

might 

tribe 

wise 

bride 

nigh 

trice 

BliTHe 

bright 

pride 

twice 

ninth 

brine 

prime 

twine 

scribe 

child 

right 

vice 

shrine 

climb 

rise 

vile 

slice 

drive 

side 

vine 

stride 

Right 

sigh 

while 

strike 

fight 

shine 

white 

strife 

fright 

slice 

wide 

whilst 

grind 

slide 

wild 

lurite 

h\gh 

smile 

wife 

prize 

kind 

snipe 

wine 

price 

/orife 

spright 

wipe 

night 


<i 

\ short. 


Blink 

hinge 

stick 

w{ist 

brink 

kiln 

strip 

Bridge 

brisk 

knit 

swim 

clinch 

chink 

print 

tinge 

cringe 

cling 

prism 

trill 

fifth 

crick 

rinse 

twig 

t\inch 

crisp 

skiff 

wick 

fringe 

drill 

skill 

wince 

sixth 

drink 

sling 

wink 

spring 

fling 

split 

wish 

string 

flint 

sprig 

witch 

swing 

film 

stiff 

writ 

whist 


Words of One Syllable* 

CHAPTER VIII. 
Vowel o. 


31 




o long. 


Borne 

grove 

sloth 

torn 

both 

gAost 

slope 

trope 

broke 

home 

smoke 

vote 

choke 

kno\l 

smote 

wore 

chose 

know 

snore 

worn 

close 

inown 

sold 

wove 

clove 

note 

sore 

yoke 

com6 

probe 

spoke 

Brogue 

droll 

prone 

sport 

rogue 

drone 

prose 

stole 

stroll 

drove 

scold 

store 

sworn 

fold 

scope 

stove 

sword 

fo/ks 

score 

stow 

throve 

force 

scroll 

told 

thrown 

globe 

shore 

tole 

vogue 

grope 

shorn 

tore 

$ short. 

wrote 

Block 

knock 

shock 

dodge 

cost- 

knot 

stock 

bodge 

cross 

moss 

song 

lodge 

dock 

notch 

solve 

prornpt 

dross 

o^d 

tongs 

sconce 

flock 

prong 

throb 

shone 

frock 

romp 

Blotch 

throng 

gloss 

scoff 

copse 

o middle. 

wrong 


Do 

prove 

whom 


lose 

who 

wx>mb 


move 

whose 

tomb 


32 


Words of One Syllable. 



CHAPTER IX. 



Vowel u. 




u long. 


Flute 

June 

puke 

tube 

huge 

plume 

pure 

u short. 

tune 

Blunt 

hurt 

smut 

clutch 

blush 

husk 

snuff 

crutch 

brunt 

hush 

snug 

drudge 

brush 

jump 

spun 

drunk 

hu vgh 

junk 

spur 

dunce 

burst 

lump 

spurn 

grudge 

churn 

lurch 

stud 

mumps 

crum6 

num& 

stuff 

plunge 

crush 

nurse 

strut 

punch 

crust 

plum6 

stun 

purge 

curse 

pulse 

such 

shrug 

curve 

pump 

sunk 

shrunk 

drum 

purse 

sung 

sprung 

durst 

rush 

truck 

spunge 

dusk 

scull 

trunk 

struck 

flush 

scum 

truss 

stung 

flux 

scrub 

Bulge 

surge 

hulk 

shun 

bunch 

swung 

hung 

shut 

church 

trudge 

hunt 

slut 

clump 

u middle. 

wrung 

Bull 

full 

push 

put 

bush 

pull 

puss 



Words of One Syllable. 


3,3 



CHAPTER X. 


Irregul 

ar Sounds of the 

Vowels 


a like 

o short. 


Swan 

wan 

was 

wast 

swap 

wand 

wash 

watch 

wad 

want 

wasp 

what 


i like 

e short. 


Birth 

gird g 

girt 

skirt 

firm 

girl 

mirth 

whirl 


c, i, a&d Qj like u short. 


Clerk 

sir 

love 

ton 

her 

spirt 

monk 

tongwe 

hers 

stir 

month 

won 

Bird 

Bomb 

none 

wont 

birch 

come 

one 

word 

dirge 

done 

once 

work 

dirk 

dost 

rAomb 

world 

dirt 

doth 

shove 

worm 

first 

dove 

some 

worse 

flirt 

front 

son 

wort 

shirt 

glove 

sponge 

worth 


o like 

a broad. 


Born 

fork 

lord 

short 

€Hord 

for 

morn 

snort 

cord 

form 

nor 

sort 

cork 

horn 

scorch 

storm 

corn 

horse 

scorn 

torch 


u like 

o middle. 


Brute 

prude 

rude 

spruce 

crude 

prune 

rule 

truce 


34 


Words of One Syllable. 



CHAPTER XL 



Proper Diphthongs, 


oi 

and oy % 


Boil 

join 

oint 

Boy 

broil 

joint 

point 

cloy 

choice 

joist 

poise 

coy 

coil 

loin 

soil 

joy 

coin 

moil 

spoil 

toy 

foil 

moist 

toil 

troy 

groin 

noise 

voice 


hoist 

oil * 

void 



014 

and ow. 


Bound 

louse 

scout 

clown 

cloud 

mount 

shout 

cow 

count 

mouse 

snout 

crowd 

crouch 

mouth 

sound 

erown 

flour 

noun 

sour 

down 

foul 

ounce 

south 

fowl 

found 

out 

spout 

frown 

fount 

plough 

stout 

gown 

gout 

pound 

THOU 

now 

ground 

proud 

trout 

owl 

hound 

round 

wound 

scowl 

house 

rout 

Brow 

town 

loud 

scour 

brown 

vow 


Here is a bee on this fine rose. 
Can you tell me how old I am ? 
When this day is past it will come no more. 


Easy Reading Lesion. 


The sun shines. It is time to get up, 
Jane, come and dress Charles. Wash his 
face and hands. Comb his hair. Tie his 
frock. Now Charles, we will go down stairs. 
Fetch that chair. Sit down. Here is some 
bread and milk. Do not spill the milk* 
Hold the spoon in your right hand. The 
crust is hard : but the milk will soak it. Do 
not throw the bread on the floor. We should 
eat bread, and not waste it. 

There is a poor fly in the milk. Take it 
out. Put it on this dry cloth. Poor thing! 
it is not quite dead. It moves ; it shakes its 
wings 5 it wants to dry them ; see how it 
wipes them with its feet. Put it on the floor 
where the sun shines. Then it will be dry 
and warm. Poor fly ! I am glad it was not 
dead. I hope it will soon be well. 

Where is puss ? There she is. Do not 
pull her by the tail 5 that will hurt hen 
Charles does not like to be hurt 5 and puss 
does not like to be hurt. I saw a boy hurt 
a poor cat : he took hold of her tail ; so she 
put out her sharp claws, and made his hand 
bleed. Give puss some milk. She likes 
milk. Now that Charles is so kind to her, 
she will not scratch him, nor bite him. She 
purrs and looks glade 


36 


Words of One Syllable. 



CHAPTER XII 

• 

Improper Diphthongs 

and Trif 


thongs. 


ai } au t 

ay, ea 7 w, ey 7 vs : and uai } 

like long a. 

Aid 

main Bay 

tear 

aim 

maize bray 

wear 

air 

nail clay 

deign 

bail 

paid day 

eight 

bait 

pail dray 

feign 

baize 

pain gay 

feint 

braid 

pair hay 

heir 

brain 

paint lay 

neigh 

chain 

plain may 

rein 

claim 

plait nay 

skein 

chair 

rail pay 

THeir 

drain 

rain pray 

veil 

fail 

raise play 

vein 

fair 

sail ray 

weigh 

faint 

saint say 

weight 

faith 

slain slay 

Grey ( 

flail 

stain spray 

hey 

frail 

stair stay 

prey 

gain 

tail sway 

sley 

gait 

train way 

THey 

grain 

trait Eear 

trey 

hail 

vain break 

whey 

hair 

wail great 

quake 

lair 

waist pear 

square 

maid 

wait steak 

quaint 

mail 

gauge swear 

quail 


Words of One Syllable. 



au, aw, oa 7 on, 

and ua, like 

; broad a. 

Caught 

sauce 

drawn 

Broad 

cause 

vaunt 

fawn 

groat 

clause 

Awe 

flaw 

Bought 

daub 

awl 

g-naw 

hvowght 

fault 

bawd 

hawk 

fought 

fraud 

bawl 

jaw 

nought 

gauze 

brawl 

law 

ought 

laud 

claw 

lawn 

sought 

haul 

crawl 

pawn 

thou^&t 

maul 

dawn 

raw 

wrought 

pause 

tlraw 

straw 

quart 


au y ea, and 

ua, like middle «» 

Aunt 

gaunt 

jaunt 

Heart- 

daunt 

haunch 

laugh 

hearth 

flaunt 

haunt 

launch 

guard 

ea, 

ee, ei, ey 7 ie, ilea, and wee, 

like long e. 

Beach 

deal 

hear 

mean 

bead 

dear 

heat 

meat 

beak 

each 

A;nead 

neat 

bean 

ear 

lead 

pea 

beard 

east 

leaf 

peace 

beast 

eat 

leak 

peach 

beat 

fear 

lean 

peak 

bleat 

feast" 

least 

peal 

cease 

feat 

lease 

plea 

cheap 

flea 

leap 

plead 

cheat 

glean 

leave 

reach 

clear 

heal 

mead 

read 

deaf 

heap 

meal 

ream 


38 


Words of one Syllable. 


reap 

deed 

seen 

key 

rear 

deem 

screen 

Bier 

seal 

deep 

sheep 

britff 

seat 

deer 

sheet 

chief 

shear 

eek 

sheer 

fief 

sheath 

eel 

sleek 

field 

spear 

feed 

sleep 

fiend 

steal 

feel 

sleet 

fierce 

tea 

flee 

sleeve 

frieze 

teach 

fleece 

speech 

grief 

tear 

fleet 

speed 

grieve 

tease 

free 

spleen 

lief 

treat 

freeze 

sneer 

liege 

weal 

glee 

steed 

lieve 

weak 

green 

steel 

mien 

wean 

greet 

steer 

niece 

wheat 

heed 

street 

pier 

yea; 

heel 

sneeze 

pierce 

year 

jeer 

sweep 

piece 

Beach 

keep 

sweet 

priest 

beef 

knee 

teens 

siege 

beer 

kneel 

teeth 

shield 

beet 

leek 

tree 

shriek 

bleed 

meek 

veer 

tier 

breed 

meet 

weed 

thief 

breeze 

need 

week 

wield 

cheek 

peel 

weep 

yield 

cheer 

peer 

wheel 

Queen 

cheese 

reed ? 

Ceil 

queer 

creed 

seek 

seine 

squeal 

creep 

seem 

seize 

squeak 


Words of One Syllable* 


Sd 


ta, ai, ay, ie, eo, and ue, like short e, 


Bread 

earn 

search 

said 

breast 

head 

stead 

says 

death 

heard 

sweat 

friend 

dread 

health 

tread 

tierce 

earth 

learn 

threat 

feoft* 

earl 

pearl 

yearn 

guess 


ie, eye, ui, uy 

, and ei, like 

long i. 

Die 

pie 

buy 

quire 

fie 

tie 

guide 

quite 

hie 

vie 

guile 

height 

lie 

eye 

guise 

sleigAt 


ee, ie, and 

ui t like short i. 

Been 

build 

guild 

quick 

sieve 

built 

guilt 

quill 

ocl } oe 

oo, ou, ow, ew 

, uo, and eau 

9 like long 

Boat 

goal 

roach 

roe 

boar 

goat 

road 

sloe 

board 

hoar 

roam 

toe 

boast 

hoard 

roan 

throe 

bloat 

hoarse 

roar 

Door 

broach 

load 

roast 

floor 

cloak 

loaf 

shoat 

course 

coach 

loam 

soak 

court 

coal 

loath 

soap 

dough 

coarse 

moaa 

soar 

four 

coast 

moat 

toast 

fourth 

croak 

oak 

woad 

gourd 

foal 

oar 

Doe 

mould 

foam 

oath 

foe 

mourn 

goad 

poach 

hoe 

poult 


40 


Words of One Syllabled 


source 

grow 

show 

throw 

soul 

grown 

slow 

sew 

1 Rough 

growth 

snow 

shew 

Bowl 

know 

sow 

strew 

blow 

low 

sown 

quote 

crow 

owe 

stow 

quoth 

flow 

own 

strow 

beau 

glow 

row 

tow 



ou and 

ua like short o 


Cough 

trough 

squash 

squat 

oo, ouy oe, eu, eio ; 

ue, and ui, like middle &, 

Bloom 

gloom 

pool 

stool- 

book 

groom 

poor 

swoon 

boom 

groove 

proof 

took 

boon 

hook 

rood 

tool 

boor 

hoop 

roof 

tooth 

boot 

hoot 

rook 

troop 

brood 

loo 

root 

woof 

brook 

look 

SCHOOI 

croup 

choose 

loom 

shook 

group 

cook 

loon 

shoot 

soup 

cool 

loop 

sloop 

tour 

coop 

loose 

smooTH 

through 

coot 

IDQpd 

soon 

you 

crook 

moon 

soot 

your 

doom 

moor 

SOOTH 

youth 

droop 

moose 

spool 

shoe 

food 

noon 

spoon 

rAeum 

fool 

noose 

stoop 

brew 


Words of One Syllable, 41 


chew 

shrew 

rue 

cruise 

crew 

shrewd 

true 

fruit 

screw 

yew 

bruise 


ew, ew 

, ue } ui, ewe, 

ieu, and iew, 

like long w. 

Deuce 

grew 

stew 

hue 

feud 

Anew 

lewd 

sue 

blew 

hew 

blue 

juice 

clew 

mew 

cue 

sluice 

dew 

pew 
slew 

due 

ewe 

flew 

flue 

lieu 

few 

spew 

glue 

view 


o$, oo, and 

ou 9 like short 

u. 

Does 

flood 

scourge 

touch 

blood 

rough 

tough 

young 


qo 9 and on 

, like middle 

u. 

Foot 

stood 

cou/d 

good 

wood 

wou/d 

hood 

wool 

shou/d 


READING LESSONS. 

Come to me, Charles. Come and read. 
Here is a new book. Take care not to tear 
ih Good boys do not spoil their books. 
Speak plain. Take pains and try to read 
well. Stand still. Do not read so fast. 
Mind the stops. Charles has read a page 
now. This is a page. This is a leaf. A 
page is one side of a leaf. Shut the book. 
Put it up. By and by you may read more* 
4* 


42 Reading Lessons. 

Shall we walk ? No ; not now. 1" think it 
will rain soon. See how black the sky is. 
Now it rains. How fast it rains. Rain comes 
from the clouds. The ducks love rain. Ducks 
swim, and geese swim. Can Charles swim ? 
No, Charles is not a duck, nor a goose ; so he 
must take care not to go too near the pond, 
lest he should fall in. I do not know that we 
could get him out; if we could not he would 
die. When Charles is as big as James, he 
shall learn to swim. 


It does not rain now. The sky is blue. 
Let us take a walk in the fields ; and see the 
sheep, and the lambs, the cows, and trees, 
and birds. Call Tray. *He shall go with 
us. He wags his tail. Fie is glad to see us, 
and to go with us. Tray likes those who 
feed him and are kind to him. Do not walk 
on the grass now. It is too high, and quite 
wet. Walk in this dry path. There is a 
worm. Do not tread on it. Can Charles 
climb that wall ? O what a large field. This 
is not grass. No ; it is corn. It will be ripe 
soon. Bread is made of corn. I dare say 
Charles does not know how bread is made. 
Well, some time I will tell him. Shall we 
look at the bees in their glass hive ? Will 
the bees sting us ? No, they will not, if we 
do not hurt them. Wasps willjiot sting us, 
if we do not hurt them. There is a wasp 


Reading Lessons. . 43 

on my arm. Now it is gone. It has not 
stung me. Now let us go home. 

The clock strikes. It is time to dine/ Is the 
cloth laid ? Where are the knives, and forks, 
and plates. Call Ann. Are your hands 
clean ? Sit down. The soup is hot ; wait till 
it is cool. Will you have some lamb, and 
some pease? Do not make a noise with 
your lips when you eat. Take some bread. 
Break it, do not bite it. Jane must shake 
the cloth out of doors. The fowls will pick 
up the crumbs. Now let us go and play with 
George. 

There is a poor blind man at the door. 
He is quite blind. He does not see the sky, 
nor the ground, nor the trees, nor men. He 
does not see us though we are so near to 
him. A boy leads him from door to door. O, 
it is a sad thing to be blind. We will give 
the blind man some bread and cheese. Now 
he is gone. He is a great way oiF. Poor 
blind man? Come in,Charles. Shut the door. 
I wish the poor blind man had a warm house 
to live in, and kind friends to take care of 
him, and teach him to work. Then he would 
not beg from door to door. 

W 7 hen you are told of a fault, you must 
take pains to mend it. 

The tree is known bv its fruit. 


44 


Words of Two Syllables. 


CHAPTER XIIL 

Dissyllables accented on the First 

Syllable. 


Ab ject 

ab scess 

ab sence 

ac cent 

ad vent 

an nab 

an vil 

bal ance 

bal last 

ban isb 

bar rack 

bar ren 

bed stead 

bon net 

break fast 

breath less cur rent 

brick bat cut lass 


Both syllables short. 

clem ent fer ret 


fer vent 
flan nel 
flip pant 
for e'ign 


fran tic 


clos et 

cob web 

coffin 

com bat 

com ment for est 

com plex fos sil 

con duct 

con test 

con vent 

con vex 

cred it 

crick et 

cun ning 

cur ran* 

grav el 
gul let 

dip A thong gus set 


Aon est 
hunts man 
hus band 
in cense 
in sect 
in stant 
m step 
in suit 


friend ship judg ment 


fur nish 
gam ut 
gant let 
gib bet 
gim let* 


ker nel 
kin dred 
kitch en 
learn ing 
log ic 


gran dam mag ic 
mag net 
mal ice 
mas tiff 


can vass 

cap stan dis tant har ass max im 

car at dock et hap less mer chant 

cask et dul cet hec tic mim ic 

cav il dul ness hedg es ob ject 

chap el em blem hel met ob long 

chap let er rand help less of fice 

cher ub ex tant herds man pack et 

chis el fab ric her mit per feet 

clar et fam ine her ring pil grim 

clas sic fam ish hick up plaa id 

* g hard. 


Words of Two Syllables* 


45 


plan et 

run net 

skit tish 

ten et 

rab bit 

sab bath 

sud den 

tripA thong 

rack et 

sal ad 

sul tan 

vas sal 

rap ine 

san dal 

sul len 

vel lum 

rem nant 

scan dal 

tac it 

wel kin 

rig id 

sen tence 

tan gent 

wick ed 

ring let 

shil ling 

tariff 

wit ness 


Both syllables long*. 


A gue 

fea ture 

mo hair 

sezz ure 

a zure 

fi nite 

na ture 

so lo 

cli mate 

fore sight 

ne gro 

te nure 

clo sure 

four score 

por traft 

tri une 

co coa 

iouv teen 

pri mate 

iwi lio-At 

crea ture 

fu ture 

pseu do 

ty ro 

cu rate 

lei sure 

ra sure 

va cate 

fe male 

li brate 

sago 

vi brate 

The first syllable long, y 

in the second like e long-. 

Beau ty 

gree dy 

low ly 

rain y 

clear ly 

grea sy 

meal y 

safe ly 

dear ly 

high ly 

migh ty 

sloro ly 

da i ly 

home ly 

most ly 

smo ky 

dam ty 

kind ly 

neat ly 

spi cy 

da/ ry 

late ly 

need y 

sweet ly 

dai sy 

leak y 

new ly 

tro phy 

fee bly 

like ly 

pas try 

tnes day 

fri day 

live ly 

pure ly 

wea ry 

The first short, y in the second like e long-. 

Bel fry 

cler gy 

ear ly 

fan cy 

cher ry 

cop y 

ed dy 

filthy 

city 

drop sy 

emp ty 

fur ry 


46 


Words of Two Syllables 


gen try 
glos sy 
guil ty 
heav y 
hun gry 


hur ry 
mer cy 
poppy 
prox y 
puppy 


The first long", the 
BliTHe some hoi ster 


bol ster 
cbam ber 
ce dar 
ci der 
ci pher 
cowl ter 
ea ger* 
dan ger 
dra per 
fa vour 
fla vour 
grind er 

The first short, the 

bot torn 
buck ler 
buck ram 
bux om 
can non 
ceti ser 
chap ter 
chat ter 
chest nut 


hu mour 
la bour 
lu ere 
man ger 
ma tron 
may or 
mea gre 
me tre 
mi ser 
nitre 
oakum 
ocHre 


quick ly 
ral ly 
ready 
rud dy 
scur vy 

second like u 

old er 
pa tron 
pray er 
qua ker 
qua ver 
read er 
reap er 
ru mour 
sa vour 
sci on 
sera per 
se rous 
smo ker 


stud y 
sulky 
thurs day 
ves try 
wedues day 

short, 
stran ger 
tai lor 
teach er 
tire some 
thriv er 
tra der 
trai tor 
ti ger* 
tu mour 
tu tor 
vi per 
vi nous 
wa fer 


second like u short. 


After 
am ber 
an CHor 
anger* 
an szuer 
bab bier 
beg gar 
blis ter 
blun der 
fcles ter 


clap per 


clam our 
cob bier 
cus torn 
dag ger* 
de&t or 
din ner 
doc tor 
drag on 
earl dom 
el der 


em ber* 
er rour 
fac tor 
faTH om 
fer vour 
fin ger* 
flag on 
flat ter 
flut ter 
fur THer 


*g hard. 


Words of Two Syllables* 


4T 


gam mon 
ham mer 
hav ock 
heif er 
Aon our 
huck ster 
huat er 
jeal ous 
king dom 
lad der 
Ian tern 
lem on 
lim ner 
lim ber 
lob ster 
lum ber 
man ner 
mat ter 
met on 


mem ber 
meth od 
mon ster 
mor tar 
mur der 
nee tar 
num ber 
pan ther 
par rot 
plas ter 
phil ter 
pitch er 
plat ter 
pon der 
pop lar 
prop er 
puck er 
quiv er 
ran cotir 


ran som 
ren der 
rec tor 
rob ber 
scat ter 
schoI ar 
scol lop 
scis SOTS 
sec ond 
sec tor 
sel dom 
sex ton 
shiv er 
skim mer 
slan der 
slip per 
snuf fers 
splen dour 
spig ot 


sun der 
sup per 
tern per 
ten don 
ten our 
trench er 
ter rour 
twit ter 
urn ber 
ven om 
vie tor 
vig our 
vul gar 
wis dom 
wrest ler 
zeal ot 
zeal ous 


The first long-, the second short. 


A gent 
an gel 
bail iff 

blind ness 
blue ness 
bright ness 
bri dal 
cam brie 
cezl ing 
creep ing 


dur ance 
feel ing 
fla grant 
flu ent 
flu id 
fru gal 
glean ing 
gi ant 
gra tis 
heal ing 


hear ing hght ning 
host ess lu pine 
hoarseness mean ing 
huge ness mo dish 


hu man 
i tern 
keen ness 
kind ness 
la tent 
li lacH 


mo ment 
mu sic 
name less 
no tice 
pa pist 
pa rent 


48. Words of Two Syllables. 


peel ing ri ses stu pid va grant 

peev ish sa cred thiev ish writ ing 

pierc ing sci ence ti dings yeo man 

plain ness se cret tri dent ze nith 

pli ant shape less tu mult stu dent 

pre cept si lent tu nic qui et 

pu pil spe cies va cant na tive 


The first short, the second long. 


Bar row 
bel low 
birth rig At 
birth place 
brim stone 
bug bear 
coffee 
chil Main 
conc4ave 
con trite 
cup board 
cur tail 
del uge 


die tate 
el bow 
em pi re 
frus trate 
gan grene 
gum ea 
hoi low 
im post 
junc ture 
man date 
meas ure 
mid wife 
mix ture 


mot to 
mun dane 
non suit 
pic ture 
pil low 
pleas ure 
pur blind 
sor row 
spar row 
stat ue 
stat ure 
stat ute 
stric ture 


tal low 
tell tale 
tine ture 
tis sue 
turn pike 
ut most 
ven ture 
ves ture 
vol ume 
vul ture 
wel fare 
win now 
yei low 


The first middle, the second short. 


Arch ing 
art less 
bloom ing 
bul let 
bush el 
card ing 
car tridge 
charm ing 


dark ness 
dar ling 
far THHig 
fool ish 
gar land 
gar went 
harm less 
jaim dice 


look ing 
mar gin 
mar quis 
mar shal 
mar vel 
par eel 
pars nip 
par tndge 


josal mist 
pud ding 
sar casm 
scar let 
spark ling 
tar get 
tarnish 
var nish 


Words of Two Syllables. 49 

The first midd 1 ?, the second like u short. 

Ar bour bo som faTH er lar ger 

ar dour butch er far TKer mar tyr 

armour carper garter master 

bar ber charg er bar bour parlour 

bar ter farm er har lot part ner 

The first broad, the second like u short. 

A\ tar aw tuvnn hai ter war bier 

alder daughter lawyer warder 

aw ger^ draw er paw per wa ter 

author falter saw cer warmer 

The first broad, the second short. 

Audit plaudit wa/k ing warmness 

calling saltish walnut warning 

fault less ta/k ing warm ing yawn ing 

a in the first like o short, the second short. 

Wadding wanting warren waspish 
wal let war raat wash ing watch ing 

Love your parents. They love you, and 
have taken care of you ever since you -were 
born. They loved you and took care of you 
when you were lit'] helpless infants, that 
could not talk, nor walk about, nov do any 
thing but cry, and %\ve a great deal of 
trouble. 

Obey your parents. They know better 
what is proper for you than you do ; and they 
wish you to be good, and wise, and happy. 

* g hard. 
5 


&0 Heading Lesson. 

THE SUN. 

The sun rises in the east, and when he ri- 
ses it is day. He shines upon the trees, and 
the houses, and upon the water; and every 
thing looks sparkling and beautiful when he 
shines upon it. He gives us light and heat ; 
it is he that makes it warm. He makes the 
fruit and the corn ripen. If he did not shine 
upon the fields and gardens, nothing would 
grow. 

Sometimes he takes offhis crown of bright 
rays, and wraps up his head in thin silver 
clouds, and then we may look at him : but 
when there are no clouds, and he shines 
with all his brightness at noon day, we can- 
not look at him, for he would dazzle our eyes^ 
and make us blind. Only the eagle can look 
at him then : the eagle with his strong pierc- 
ing eye can look at hirn always. 

When the sun is going to rise in the morn- 
ing, and make it day, the lark flies up in the 
sky to meet him, and sings sweetly in the air ; 
and the cock crows loud to tell every body 
that he is coming. But the owl and the bat 
fly away when they see him, and hide them- 
selves in old walls and hollow trees ; and the 
lion and the tiger go into their dens and 
caves, where they sleep all day. 

He shines in all countries, all over the 
earth. He is the most beautiful and glorious 
creature that can be seen in the whole 
world. 


Words of Two Sijllables. 


51 


CHAPTER XIV. 

Dissyllables accented on the second 
syllable, 



Both syllables short. 

ot) struct 

Ab rupt 

a g/iast 

ex press 

ab scond 

at lege 

ex tinct 

oc cur 

ab solve 

as cend 

for give^ 

offence 

abyss 

at tack 

bar angwe 

pos sess 

ac quit 

at tempt 

him self 

sue cinct 

ad dress 

cor rupt 

im mense 

sug gest 

adjust 

disgust 

in dulge 

sus pect 

ad vance 

dis tress 

inspect 

sus pend 

affect 

dispense 

in struct 

trans plant 

affix 

dis turb 

in trust 

tran scend 

afflict 

en camp 

neg lect 

un twist 


Both syllables long. 


Be guile 

de grade 

o blige 

recluse 

be lief 

de gree 

pe ruse 

re course 

be neaTH 

de \\ght 

postpone 

re frain 

be queaTR 

i de mise 

pre pare 

re lief 

beseech 

demure 

pre scribe 

re lieve 

be siege 

de range 

pre sume 

re main 

be stow 

de sign 

pro claim 

re proach 

be tween 

e squire 

pro fane 

re prieve 

be wail 

fore go 

pro fuse 

re quire 

de cease 

fore know 

pro mote 

re s\gn 

de ceit 

fore see 

pro rogue 

re strain 

de ceive 

main tain 

re ceipt 

re trieve 

de claim 

mo rose 

re ceive 

se cure 

de crease 

o paqwe 

re claim 

sedate 


*t 

f hard, 



.52 


Words of Two Syllables, 


The first short, the second long. 


A base 

a side 

con geal 

im pute 

a bate 

as sign 

con sign 

im pure 

abide 

as snrne 

con sole 

in elude 

a chieve 

as «uage 

con strain 

in flict 

abjure 

at taiii 

con sume 

in quire 

ab stain 

attire 

con trive 

mis name 

abstruse 

awake 

con trol 

mis take 

ac cuse 

b]asphe#5 

e eon veue 

mis use 

ac quaint 

cam pmgn 

diffuse 

ob \\(\uc 

ac quire 

cal cine 

dis close 

ob scene 

ad h^re 

chum p&ig 

n dis Greet 

ob scure 

a do re 

cash iefc 

dis grace 

ob tain 

ad vice 

com En u tie 

disg?iise 

op pose 

ad vise 

com plaint dis place 

per ceive 

af fright 

com pile 

dis please 

per suade 

a fraid 

com piete 

dissuade 

per tain 

ag grieve 

com ply 

do main 

pursue 

a like 

com port 

enclose 

sub lime 

a live 

com pose 

en dure 

subscribe 

al lies 

com prise 

en force 

sus tain 

al lude 

compute 

en rage 

trus tee 

al lure 

con eeit 

en tice 

upbraid 

a lone 

con <<rive 

en throne 

un chaste 

a maze 

con cise 

en treat 

un close 

a muse 

con chide 

ex claim 

un knozvn 

ap pease 

con fide 

ex cite 

\in safe 

a rise 

con fine 

ex treme 

un tie 

a rose 

CO:: fy\te 

im peach 

un twine 

ar range 

con dign 

im pose 

un yoke 


Words of Two Syllables. 


Behead 
be gin 
be quest 
be set 
be witch 
be yond 
de camp 
de duct 
de fend 
de fence 
deject 
de pend 
de press 


The first long - , the seeond short. 

de scend pre tence re press 
pre vent 
project 
pro tect 
pro test 
re bel 


de tect 
de test 
e clipsc 
e ject 
e quip 
e rect 
fore tel 


re cur 
re fer 


gro tesque re fresh 
pre diet re fund 
prefer regret 
prejudge reject 
pre serve re lax 


re print 
re pulse 
re quest 
re sist 
re solve 
re turn 
tre pan 
u surp 
re lent 
re miss 
re mit 
re pel 


The first short, the second middle. 


A larm em bark 
a far en large 

a part guit ar 

ca tarrA im part 
com mand mam ma 
dis arm pa pa 
dis card un arm 
dis charge un bar 
em ba/m a do 


a loof 
ap prove 
bab oon 
bal loon 
bas soon 
buffoon 
dis prove 
drag oon 
gal loon 


im prove 
raon soon 
rack oon 
shal loon 
un cowth 
un do 
un hook 
canoe 
a mowr 


The first short ; in the second a broad, and o like a broad, 


Ap pal 
ap plaud 
as sault 
ex alt 
ex haust 
5* 


in thral 
mis cal 
un t&ught 
with al 
with draw 


a broad 
ab hor 
a dorn 
ex hort 
ex tprt 


dis tort 
in form 
per form 
sub orn 
trans form 


54 Reading Lesson. 

The first long, the second broad. 

Be cause de bawch de fawlt re cal 
be fal de frai/d fore warn re ward 

The first long", the second middle. 

Be ca/m re gard re tard re move 
de mand re mark Be hoove re proof 
de part re mand be fool re prove 

DUTIES OF CHILDREN. 

Love your brothers and sisters. Do not 
tease nor vex them, nor call them names; 
and never let your little hands be raised to 
strike them. If they have any thing which 
you would like to have, do not be angry with 
them, nor try to get it from them. If you 
have any thing they like, share it with them. 

Your parents grieve when they see you 
quarrel ; they love you all, and wish you to 
love one another, and to live in peace and 
harmony. 

Do not meddle with what does not belong 
to you ; nor ever take other people's things 
without leave. 

Never tell an untruth. When you are re- 
lating any thing yotl have seen, or heard, 
endeavour to tell it exactly as it was. Do 
not alter or invent any part, to make it, as 
you may think, a prettier story. If you have 
forgotten any part, say that you hare forgot- 
ten it. Persons who love the truth, never 
tell a lie even in jest. 


Words of Two Syllables. 5b 

CHAPTER XV. 
Accent on the first syllable. 

The first short, the rowel in the second silent. 


Ankle 

fas* en 

lit tie 

pris on 

ap pie 

gen tie 

list en 

purple 

bot tie 

giv en^ 

med die 

rat tie 

buc kle 

glut ton 

net tie 

reck on 

bun die 

hap pen 

nim ble 

sickle 

can die 

hum ble 

oft en 

sin gle 

cot ton 

ket tie 

peb ble 

thim ble 

crum ble 

kin die 

ped die 

troub le 

daz zle 

les son 

person 

whis tie 

The first long, the 

yowel in the second silent. 

Able 

,ea gle 

noble 

sea son 

bacon 

e ven 

o pen 

sta ble 

ba sin 

e vil 

peo pie 

stee pie 

Bible ' 

fable 

ra ven 

ta ble 

bro ken 

fro zen 

rai sin 

taken 

cho sen 

idle 

rea son 

to ken 

era die 

ma son 

ri pen 

p wo ven 

Compound words. — Both syllables long. 

Bee hive 

hail stone 

rain bow 

blind fold 

key 1 

lole 

scare crow 

bride maid leap 

year 

sea coal 

day break 

life time 

side board 

day Wght 

like wise 

side long 

eye sigAt 

nose 

m 

side ways 

field piece 

n\ghi 

mare 

sky light 

grind stone paste 

board 

way lay 



* g hard. 



56 Words of Two Syllables. 

TERMINATIONAL SOUNDS 

dent and tient .... like shent ; 
cial and tial . , - . . . shal ; 
tion, cion, clan and sion, . . shun ; 
tious, cious, ceous, and scious, . shus ; 

geon, and gion, jun ; 

iian, , . . tchun ; 

science , and Hence, . . . » shense ; 
sier and zier, shur. 

The first syllable long. 

An cient lo tion por tion re gion 

pa tient mo tion gra cious bra sier 

quo tient na tion spa cious gla zier 

pa tience no tion spe cious ho sier 

so cial po tion le gion o sier 

The first syllable short. 

Ac tion op tion unc tion con science 

cap tion pas sion blud geon frac tious 

diction pension dungeon luscious 

fac tion rup tion gud geon pre cious 

fie tion sane tion stur geon vi cious 

frac tion sec tion sur geon CHris tian 

junc tion ses sion cap tious fus tian 

man sion sue tion con scious nup tial 

mention tension factious special 

Words in which i in the final syllable sounds Mkey 
consonant. 

Bill iards flex ion on ion trill ion 

bill ion flux ion pill ion trivial 

bil ious fil ial pin ion trunn ion 

clar ion mill ion pon iard val iant 

collier minion scullion vision 


Words of Two Syllables, 1 


57 


Words in which o and ou sound like u short ; ei and ey, 
like e long- ; a in the termination age, ai, ia and y, like i 
short ; and ew like w long-. 

BroTHer damage jewel 

Aerb age pew ter 

luggage skew er 

man age bar gain 


conjure 
moTH er 
oth er 
stom acH 
hon ey 
jour ney 
mon key 
mon ey 
tur key 
bag gage 
cour age 


rum mage cap tain 

til lage 

ton nage 

wharfage 

ei THer 

nei THer 

brew er 

few er 


cyan bal 
cyn ic 
dac tylc, 
lyr ic 
mys tic 
phys ic 
sym bol 
syn od 
syn tax 
syr inge 
sys tem 
cab bage 


cer tarn 
cur tain 
en trails 
mar riage 
plan tain 
cyg net 

Accent on the second syllable. 

o like u short; i in the second syllable like e long, and ei 

and ey like a long-. 
Af front a hove fas cine 

a mong an tiqt*e fa tig?/e 
a mongst ca price in trigwe 
be come cAa grin ma chme 

OUR DUTY TO OUR CREATOR. 

Our Parents are very good to us : but God 
is better than our parents, and has done 
more for us. He gave us every thing we 
have. He is not a man, but he is better 
than any man ever was or can be. 

He created the Heavens and the earth, 
and every thing upon the earth. He has made 
us more excellent than the beasts, for he has 
given us a soul that may know God ; and 


ma nne 
pur vey 
sur vey 
in veigh 


58 Beading Lesson 


\D 


know that he is good, and wise, and great. 
Our bodies will die and be laid in the grave. 
But our souls are immortal ; they will never 
die. God orders every thing ; he knows ev- 
ery thing ; and can do every thing. He sees 
us wherever we are, by night as well as by 
day ; and knows all that we say, and do and 
think. 

We must love God. Good people love 
him more than they do any person or thing 
in the world. They never rise in the morn- 
ing, nor lie down at night, without thinking 
of him, and of the good he has done for them. 
Often in the day they think of him ; and love 
to talk, and hear, and read of him. 

We must praise God, and pray to him to 
forgive us when we do wrong; to put good 
thoughts into our minds, and help us to grow 
wiser and better ; to bless our parents, and 
all our friends; *nd give us every thing 
proper for us. 

We must do to all persons what God re- 
quires us to do. The things that he requires 
of us will make us good and happy. If we 
do them not, he will be displeased with us, 
and punish us. He can take away our friends, 
and every thing he has given us, and after 
death he can make us miserable forever. 
But if w T e try to be good, and do what he re- 
quires of us, he will help us to love him and do 
his will ; he will make us happy in our minds, 
and when we die he will take us to heaven. 



"^^^SS^^jj 


JANE AND CHARLES READING THE BIBLE. 


We must love to read the Bible. It is the 
most excellent of all books. God himself 
commanded good men to write it. There 
we read of all the great and good things he 
has done for us, and for all people* How 
just, and wise, and powerful he is, and what 
we must do to please him. There we read 
that we are sinners, and have all broken God's 
holy law. There too, we read of Christ who 
came into the world to save us from our 
sins. He loved us, and gave his life for us. 
When we have read or heard about Christ, 
and who he was, and what great things he 
has done for us, we must love him, and be 
thankful to him, and try to imitate him. 

There is much in the Bible which you 
cannot now understand; but as you grow 
older, you will understand it better ; and as 
you grow wiser, you will love it more. 


60 


Words of Three Syllables. 


CHAPTER XVI. 
Trisyllables, accented on the first. 


The accented syllable short. 


Ab sti nence 
ad a rnant 
adjective 
af flu ence 
after ward 
ag gran dize 
ag i tate 
al pha bet 
an a lyze 
an o dyne 
ap a thy 
aph o mm 
an ar CHy 
an ti type 
ar ro gant 
atmosphere 
av a rice 
bach e lor 
bash ful ness 
bias phe my 
blun der er 
bur gla ry 
cuamo mile 
cat a logwe 
cat e cirism 
cath o lie 
cen tu ry 


cham pi on 
CHar ac ter 
char i ot 
CHein is try 
cAiv al ry 
clergy man 
cir cum flex 


em i grate 
em pha sis 
ep i gram 
ep i taph 
e qui page 
ev er green 
ex eel lence 


cir cum spect ex er cise 

circumstance fab u lous 

col lo quy 

com pro mise 

con se quent 

crit i cisrn 

croc o dHe 

dal li ance 

dec a \ogue 

dem a gogue 

des ig nate 

des po tmn 

diffi cult 

dil i genre 

dis ci pline 

doc u me nt 

el e gance 

el e phant 

el o quent 

em er aid 


fern inine 
fir ma ment 
fish er man 
friv o lous 
fur ni ture 
gen er ous 
handker chief 
haz ard ous 
Aon es ty 
faur ri cane 
ig no ranee 
im pie ment 
in digence 
in fa mous 
in fi nitc 
in stru ment 
in ter View 
iea] ous y 


Words of Three Syllables. 


61 


jes sa mine 
lab j rinth 
leg i ble 
leth ar gy 
lib er tine 
Ion gi tude 
mack er el 
mag is trate 
mag ni tude 
man u script 
mas cu line 
mecH an ism 
mercan tile 
mer chan dise 
met a phoi 
mis chiev ous 
mul ber ry 
nar ra tive 
na tion al 
nav i gate 
nee ta rine 
neg li gence 
ob lo quy 
ob sti nate 
or an ges 
or di nance 
pag e«n try 
par a dise 
par a graph 
par a lyze 

6 


par a phrase 
par ox ysm 

ped a gogi*e 
ped i gree 
pen i tence 
per quis ite 
pes ti lence 
phleg ma tic 
fleas an try 
por cu pine 
por rin ger 
prec i pice 
pres ent !y 
pris on er 
prom i newt 
promp ti tude 
prop a gate 
prop er ty 
pros e lyte 
pros per ous 
prov en der 
prov i dence 
pul vei ize 
pno ish ment 
pur ga tive 
rail le ry 
rasp ber ry 
ra tion'al 
reg i ment 
ret ro spect 


rhet o ric 
rid i cule 
sac CHa rine 
sac ra ment 
sep ul cure 
sig na ture 
sol e cism 
spec i men 
spec ta cles 
strat a gem 
sub al tern 
sub se quent 
sub stan tive 
sup pie ment 
sus te nance 
tan ta mount 
teen nic al 
tel e graph 
tel e scope 
tern pe ranee 
tim or ous 
tran si tive 
treach er ous 
treach e ry 
tur pen tine 
ul cer ous 
ut ter ance 
ven om ous 
victual er 
vigil ance 


62 


Words of Three Syllables. 


The accented syllable long-. 


Deity 
de vi ate 
di a dem 
di a per 
di a ry 
ge ni al 
ge ni us 
i ro ny 
i vo ry 
jo vi al 
Jaity 
le nient 
lu na cy 
me di um 
me ni al 
me te or 
mu ti ny 
mu tu al 
no ta ry 
no ti fy § 
pa pa cy 
pi e ty 
pi ra cy 
po e try 
po pe ry 
pu ri fy§ 
pu ri ty 
ra di us 
ro 5a ry 


u m on 
u ni ty 
us u al 
vi o lent 
vo ta ry 
al ien atet 
a que ous 
h&y o net 
beau te ous 
heau ti ful 
care less ly 
change a ble 
co pi ous 
cu cum ber 
cu ri ous 
dan ger ous 
de vi ous 
di a mond 
di a logwe 
du bi ous 
ea ger ly* > 
east er ly 
eu cHa rist 
fa vour ite 
free hold er 
fre queri cy 
fu gi tive 
grate ful ly 
glo ri ous 


glu ti nous 
gree di ness 
hu mor ous 
i die ness 
ju ve nile 
lei sure ly 
lu era tive 
lu di crous 
lu mi nous 
mi cro scope 
mu tin ous 
nu mer ous 
nu tri ment 
nu tri tive 
o di ous 
o dor ous 
o ver ture 
pa tri ot 
peace a ble 
po ten tate 
pre vi ous 
pu er ile 
rheu ma tismi 
rose ma ry 
see ne ry 
teach a ble 
the a tre 
thiev ish ness 
wea ri seme 


§ y like i long. t i like y* 


,§• hard. $ u like e middle* 


Words of Three Syllables, 


63 


The accented syllable middle. 


Ar bi trate 
ar cHitect 
ar CHe type 
ar du ous 
ar gu merit 
ar mis tice 
ar mo ry 
ar te ry 
ar ti choke 
ar ti cle 
arti fice 


The 


Cyl in der 
hyp o crite 
myr i ad 
mys te ry 
phys ic al 


bar ba rous 
car bun cle 
car di nal 
car pen ter 
car ti lage 
faTH er less 
gar den er 
gt/ar di an 
har le quin 
har mo ny 
harp si cHord 

first syllable like i 

pyr a mid 
syc a more 
syc o phant 
syl la ble 
syl lo gism 


lar ce ny 
mar gin al 
mar tyr dom 
mar vel lous 
par Via ment 
par ti cle 
par ti san 
part ner ship 
phar raa cy 
laugh a ble 
mar chion ess 

short. 

sym me try 
sym pa thy 
syn a gogz^e 
typ ic al 
tyr an ny 


A proper diphthong in the accented syllable. 


Boisterous 
boun te ous 
boun ti ful 
bow er y 
cloud i ness 
coun sel lor 


coun ter part 
coun ter sign 
cow ard ice 
doubt ful ness 
dow a ger 
drowsi ness 


coun te nance flow er y 
coun ter feit house hold er 


joy ful ly 
lous i ness 
moi e ty 
moun te bank 
poig nan cy 
poi son ous 
pow er ful 
roy al ty 


64 Heading Lesson. 

SELECT SENTENCES. 

He that cares only for himself, has but 
few pleasures ; and those few are of the 
lowest order. A good person has a tender 
concern for the happiness of others. 

No confidence can be placed in those who 
are in the habit of lying. 

If tales were not listened to, there would 
be no tale-bearers. 

We may escape the "censure of others, 
when we do wrong privately ; but we can- 
not avoid the reproaches of our own mind. 

Every desire of the heart, every secret 
thought, is made known to him who made us. 

The most secret acts of goodness are seen 
and approved by the Almighty. 

A kind word, nay even a kind look, often 
affords comfort to the afflicted. 

Our best friends are those who tell us of 
our faults, and teach us how to correct them. 

It is a great blessing to have virtuous and 
pious parents. 

We can never treat a fellow creature ill, 
without offending the gracious Creator and 
Father of all. 

Modesty is one of the chief ornaments of 
youth. 

Idleness is the parent of vice and misery. 

The real wants of nature are soon satisfied. 

Boast not of the favours you bestow. 


Words of Three Stjllables. 


65 


con tern plate ma gi cian 
de cep tion me CHan ic 


CHAPTER XVH. 

Accent on the second syllable. 

The accented syllable short. 

A bun dance con fes sion ju di cial 

ac com plish con junc tion li cen tious^ 

ac knowl edge con sump tion h'eu ten ant 

ad di tion 

ad mis sion 

ad van tage 

af fee tion 

am bi tion 

ap pren tice 

as sas sin 

as ton ish 

as trin gent 

at trac tion 

bat tal ion 

be gin ning 

be long ing 

bis sex tile 

cHa ot ic 

ci vil ian 

col lee tion 

com pas sion 

com mis sion 

com mit tee 

com pan ion 

com plex ion 

com pos ite 

con di tion 


de clen sion 
de li cious 
delin quent 
dis cour age 
dis ere tion 
dis Aon est 
dis mis sion 
dis tinct ly 
dis tin guish 
em bar rass 
en deav our 
en am our 


me theg liu 
mis car riage 
mo las ses 
of fi cious 
phy si cian 
pos ses sion 
pos ses sour 
pre die tion 
pre ten sion 
pro gres sion 
pro phet ic 
pro vin cial 


enchantment pru den tial 

e spe cial 

fla gi tious 

gi gan tic* 

hys ter ic 

in debt ed 

in den ture 

in dul gence 

in struc ter 

in trin sic 


6* 


* i is in the first syllable Ion 


re due tion 
re flee tion 
re lig ion 
re sent ment 
re venge ful 
sus pi cion 
tran scend ent 
um brel la 
un pleas ant 


e& 


Words of Three Syllables, 


The accented syllable 

A ctueve ment de ceit ful 
ad ja cent de ceiv er 
a gree ment de ca rous 
ag griev ance de mure ly 
al li ance de light ful 

a muse ment de mean our 
ar range ment de po nent 
as sail ant de vo tion 


as su ranee 
a tro cious 
be hav iour 
be tray er 
ca pa cious 
car na tion 
ca the dral 
ces sa tion 
cm me ra 
CO e qual 
col la tion 


dis grace ful 
do na tion 
dis ci pie 
e mo tion 
en dan ger 
en fee ble 
ex clu sive 
fal la cious 
foun da tion 
gra da tion 
hu mane ly 


com pla cence im pa tient 
com plete ly im peach ment 
com po nent im pure ly 
con ceal ment im pru dent 
con ceit ed in qui ry 
con ere tion le ga tion 
con sign ment lo qua fcious 
con tri vance nar ra tion 
ere a tion ob la tion 

de ci pher o blig ing 


long-. 

out ra geous 
plan ta tion 
pie be ian* 
pol lu tion 
po lite ly 
po ma turn 
pro mo tion 
quo ta tion 
ra pa cious 
re ceiv er 
re la tion 
re li ance 
re mam der 
re proach ful 
sa ga cious 
sal va tion 
se rene ly 
se vere ly 
sin cere ly 
so lu tion 
spec ta tor 
temjo ta tion 
te na cious 
trans pa rent 
un seem ly 
vacation 
vex ?* tious 
vo ca tion 
yol ca ne 


i like ?/. 


Words of Three Syllables. 6 7 

Accent on the last syllable. 

The accented sellable short. 

Ac qui esee con tra diet pic tu resqwe 

ap pre hend cor res pond rec ol lect 

circumspect dis content rec om mend 

co a lesce in di reet rep re hend 

com plaisance in cor rect rep re sent 

cotn pre hend in ter mix un der stand 

con de scend in ter sect vi o lin* 

The accented syllable long. 

Ad ver the dis be h'ef mis behave 
ap per tain dis o blige o ver flow 
as cer tain dis u nite o ver hear 

as sign ee dom i neer o ver take 
auc tion eer en gi neer pri va teer* 
brigadier en ter tain ser e nade 
cAan de her gaz et teer su per fine 
co in cide gren a dier su per scribe 
con tra vene in ter cede un der go 
deb au chee in tro duce un der take 
dis a gree mas quer ade vol un teer 

SELECT SENTENCES. 

To practise virtue is the way to love it. 

Learning and knowledge must be attained 
by slow degrees ; and are the reward only 
of diligence and patience. 

Weak minds are ruffled by trifling things. 

Sincere persons are always esteemed. 

They who seek wisdom will certainly find 
her. 

f i in first syllable long - . 


68 Reading Lesson. 

The days that are past, are gone forever ; 
those that are to come may not come to us ; 
the present time only is ours: Let us there- 
fore improve it as much as possible. 

Never sport with pain and distress in any 
of your amusements ; nor treat even the 
meanest insect with wanton cruelty. 

Without frugality none can be rich - y and 
with it very few would be poor. 

How glorious an object is the sun ! but 
how much more glorious is that great and 
good Being who made it for our use. 

God is the kindest and best of beings. He 
is our Father. He approves us when we do 
well ; he pkies us when we err ; and he 
desires to make us happy forever. How 
greatly should we love so good and kind a 
Father ! and how careful should we be to 
please him. 

They who have nothing to give can often 
afford relief to others by imparting what they 
feel. 

Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but 
the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Open 
rebuke is better than secret love. 

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? 
There is more hope of a fool than of him. 

He that is slow to anger, is better than 
the mighty ; and he that ruleth his spirit, 
than he that taketh a city. 

A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but 
grievous words stir up anger. 


TFbrds of Four Syllables. 


69 


CHAPTER XVIII. 
Words of four Syllables. 

Accent on the first syllable.— The acceated syllable short, 

Ac cu ra cy feb ru a ry ob sti na cy 
ad mi ra ble fig u ra live or a to ry 
ag ri cul ture hab it a ble or tho dox y 
an nu al ly hon oar a ble pal a ta ble 
an swev a ble ig no min y pat ri mo ny 
an ti mo ny in ter est ing per ish a ble 
cas u al ty in ven to ry per ewp to ry 
cat er pit lar lap i da ry pres by te ry 
eel i ba cy lam ent a ble prof it a ble 
cer e mo ny lit er a ry prom is so ry 

char it a ble lit er a ture rem e di less 
dam age a ble mat ri mo oy sal a man der 
del i ca cy mel an choI y sane ta a ry 
des ul to ry rner ce na ry sec re ta ry 
mil i ta ry sem i na ry 
mis sion a ry tes ti mo ny 
nee es sa ry to! er a ble 
nom in a tive tran si to ry 
/ash ion a ble neg a tive ly veg e ta ble 

The accented syllable long. 

Amiable glo ri ous ly mu tu al ly 

co pi ous ly hn mour ous ly nu mer ous ly 

cu li na ry ju di ca ture pu ri (i er 

dan ger ous ly lu mi na ry right e ous ness 

du ti ful ly me li o rate sta tion a ry 

fa vour a ble mo men ta ry va ri a ble 

ge ni al ly mu sic al ly va ri e gate 


die tion a ry 
dil i gently 
em is sa ry 
e quit a ble 


70 Words of Four Syllables. 

Accent on the second syllable. The accented syllable 

short. 

Ab surd i ty di min u tive nu mer ic al 
ad ver tise ment dis con so late om nip o tence 
ac cent u ate dog mat ic al om nis ci ence* 
am bas sa dor do mes ti cate or thog ra phy 
am phib i ous e con o my pa ren the sis 
a pal y sis em phat ic al par tic u lar 
a nat o my ef fee tu ai pen in su la 
a non y moiis ex per i ment pe nul ti mate 
a poc a lypse ex trav a gant phi los o phy 
a pos tro phe e vent u ate po lit ic al 
ar ith me tic fas tid i ous po lyg a my 
ar tic u late fe roc i ty pre sump tu ous 
ar tif i cer fer til i ty re al i ty 
as par a gus fi del i ty re cep ta cle 

as tron o mer ha bit u al re cip ro cal 
bar bar i ty ge og ra phy re gen er ate 
be nev o lent by poth e sis ri die u lous 
bi og ra phyt i dol a tert rAe tor ic al 
ca lam i ty im pris on ment sim plic i ty 
ca pac i ty in def i nite sin cer i ty 
ca tas tro phe in dus tri ous so lie it ous 
cir cum fer ence in hab it ant tu mul tu ous 
com mend able in tern per ance ty ran nic al 
com mis er ate lo quae i ty un gen er ous 
con sid er ate njag nan i mous un man ner ly 
de bil i tate me cHan ic al un nat ur al 
de gen er ate mor tal i ty un pop u lar 
de nom in ate my thol o gy vi cis si tude 
di ag on alt no bil i ty vo lup tu ous 

t i long. * ci like she. 


Words of Four Syllables. 


71 


The 

Ab bre vi ate 
ab ste mi ous 
a bu she ly 
al lur ing ly 
a gree a ble 
as si^n a ble 
cen so ri ous 
com mo di ous 
com mu ni cant 
con ceiv a ble 
con cu pi scence 
con ve ni ent 
de plo ra ble 
de si ra ble 
dis u ni on 


accented syllable 

e lu ci date 
en co mi urn 
e nu me rate 
er ro ne ous 
ex ceed ing ly 
ex cu sa ble 
fe lo ni ous 
gram ma ri an 
li bra ri ant 
his to ri an 
il le gal ly 
il lu mi naie 
im pa tient ly 
in ca pa ble 
in cu ra ble 


long. 

in de cen cy 
in fe ri or 
la bo ri ous 
ma te ri al 
mys te ri ous 
ob scu ri ty 
pos te ri or 
pre ca ri ous 
re tnev a ble 
sa lu bri ty 
schis mat i cal* 
se cu ri ty 
so bri e ty 
spon ta ne ous 
su pe ri or 


Accent on the third syllable.— 
short. 


-The accented syllable 


Ad a man tine 
ac a dem ic 
ac ci dent al 
ac qui es cence 
ap pa ri tion 
ap pre hen sive 
av a ri cious 
co ex ist ence 
com pre hen sive 
con de seen sion 
con sci en tious 
cot res pon dence 


cru ci fix ion 
det ri ment al 
dis ad van tage 
dis con tin ue 
dis qui si tion 
e qui noc tial 
hor i zon tal 
im per fee tion 
in aus pi cious 
in con sist ent 
in tel lee tive 
in suf fi eient 


man u fac ture 
math e mat ics 
om ni pres ence 
op po si tion 
pen i ten tial 
pre ju di cial 
pre pos ses sion 
re qui si tion 
rhet o ri cian 
sci en tif icf 
su per sti tion 
un der val ue 


ch silent, f i in first syllable long-. 


72 Words of Four Syllables. 

The accented syllable long-. 

Ab di ca tion dem on stra tion in vi ta tion 

ab so lu tion dis a gree ment leg is La tion 

ad roj ra tion dis com pes ure me di a tor 

ad van ta geous dis pen sa tion mod er a tor 

ac cu sa tion ed u ca tion ob ser va tion 

af fi da vit ef fi ca cious op por tune ly 

an no ta tor em u la tion os ten ta tious 

ap pli ca tion Eu ro pe an prep a ra tion 

ap pro ba tion hy me ne al # prov o ca tion 

bar ri ca do ig no ra mus res ig na tion 

bastinado im nurture ly resolution 

com men ta tor in ca pa cious sem i co Ion 

com pi la tion in cli na tion un pol lu ted 

con ver sa tion in co he rent vis it a tion 

cul ti va tion in ter fe rence val u a tion 

Accent on the last syllable. — The accented syllable short. 

An i mad vert mis un der stand 

an te pe nult mul ti pli cand 

mis ap pre bend nev er the less 

mis rep re sent su per in tend 

SELECTIONS FROM SCRIPTURE. 

My son, if sinners entice, thee, consent 
thou not* Fools make a mock at sin. 

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth; 
and let not thine heart be glad when he stum- 
bleth. 

If thine enemy be hungry give him bread 

to eat ; and if he be thirsty give him water 

to drink. 

* y like i long. 


Reading Lessons. 73 


l c3 


Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? 
there is more hope of a fool than of him. 

Solomon, my son, know thou the GOD of 
thy Fathers ; and serve him with a perfect 
heart and with a willing mind. If thou seek 
hi n,he will be found of thee ; but if thou for- 
sake him he will cast thee off forever. 

He becometh poor that dealeth with a 
slack hand ; but the hand of the diligent 
maketh rich. 

In the multitude of words there .wanteth 
not sin, but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 

A false balance is an abomination to the 
Lord : but a just weight is his delight. 

A fool's wrath is presently known : but a 
prudent man covereth shame. 

Lying lips are an abomination to the L ord; 
but they that deal truly are his delight. 

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule : 
but the slothful shall be under tribute. 

A fool uttereth all his mind : but a wise 
man keepeth it in till afterwards. 

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy 
strength is small. 

Train up a child in the way he should go : 
and when he is old he will not depart from it. 

He that is slow to wrath is of great under- 
standing : but he that is hasty of spirit exalt- 
eth folly. 

The way of transgressors is hard. 

Hatred stirreth up strife ; but love covers 
eth all sins. 7 


74 Reading Lessbns. 

SELECT SENTENCES. 

Do to others as you wish they should do to 
you. 

How pleasant it is to live with persons who 
are kind, and cheerful, and willing to oblige 
who never take, or keep, what does not be- 
long to them ; and who always speak the truth. 

When you are told of a fault, endeavour to 
avoid it afterwards. 

We must not do wrong because we see 
others do so. 

Be not afraid to do what is right and prop- 
er for you to do. 

Never ask other persons to do any thing 
for you, which you can as properly do for 
yourself. 

As soon as you have learned to work well, 
try to work quick. 

If we do not take pains, we must not ex- 
pect to excel in any thing. 

Attentive and industrious people, can al- 
ways find time to do what is proper for them 
to do. 

How comfortable it is to feel that we dear- 
ly love our parents, our brothers and sisters, 
and all our relations^and friends \ and to know 
that they love us, and wish to serve us, and 
make us happy. 

Persons who desire to gain knowledge, lis- 
ten to their instructors with attention and 
respect* . 


Beading Lessons. 75 

THE POWER AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 

By the word of the Lord were the Heav- 
ens made ; and all the host of them by the 
breath of his mouth. He spake, and it was 
done ; he commanded, and it stood fast. God 
said, Let there be light: and there was light. 
Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from 
above, and cometh down from the Father of 
Lights. 

Who is like unto thee* O Lord, who is 
like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in 
praises, doing wonders. Thine, O Lord, is 
the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
and the victory, and the majesty. The eyes 
of all wait on thee ; thou givest them their 
meat in due season. Thou openest thy 
hand and satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. Thou makest the out-goings of the 
morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visit- 
est the earth, and waterestit. Thou water- 
est the ridges thereof abundantly ; thou set- 
tlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft 
with showers ; thou blessest the springing 
thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy 
goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They 
drop upon the pastures of the wilderness ; 
and the little hills rejoice on every side. The 
pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys 
also are covered with corn. 

O that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, and for his wonderful works to the 
children of men. 


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tFords of Five Syllables. 


CHAPTER XIX. 
Words of Five Syllables. 

Accent on the first syllable. — The accented syllable 
short. 


Ap pH ca to ry 
cus torn a ri ly 
ded i ca to ry 
ex pi a to ry 
fig u ra tive ly 
lab o ra to ry 
nee es sa ri ly 

Accent on the second 

A bom in a ble 
a poth e cp ry 
"fee nev o lent ly 
con fee tion a ry 
con sid er a ble 
coo tin u al ly 
de pos i to ry 
de elam a to ry 
dis Aon our a ble 
dis in ter est ed 
em phat ic al ly 
ex plan a to ry 
ex tern po ra ry 
fan tas tic al ly 
gram mat ic al ly 
ha bit i^ally 


ob li ga to ry 
or di na ri ly 
po! y syl la ble 
sec ond a ri ly 
spir it u al ly 
sup pli ca to ry 
vol un ta ri ly 

syllable. — The accented syllable 
short. 

iro ag in a ry 
im prac tic a ble 
im pen i tent ly 
im pet u ous ly 
in com pa ra ble 
in del i ca ey 
in es ti ma ble 
in ex o ra ble 
ob ser va to ry 
pre par a to ry 
re pos i to ry 
rhe tor ic al ly 
tra di tion a ry 
un char it a ble 
un lim it a ble 
un nee es sa ry 


Words of Five Syllables* 


77 


The accented syllable long. 

Ab ste mi ous ness in va ri a ble 
ac cu sa to ry 
cen so ri ous ness 
com mu ni ca tive 
ex pe ri en ced 


fe lo ni ous ly 
gra tu i tons ly 
har mo ni ous ly 
he ro i cal ly 
im me di ate ly 
in du bi ta ble 
in nu mer a ble 


in vi o la ble 
la bo ri ous ly 
lux u ri ant ly 
ma te ri al ly 
mys te ri ous ly 
no to ri ous ly 
eb se qui ous ly 
pe cu ni a ry 
re mu ner a tive 
spon ta ne ous ly 
vie to ri ous ly 


Accent on the third syllable — The accented syllable short. 


Ac a dem ic al 
ac ci dent al ly 
al pha bet ic al 
CHris ti an i ty 
con tra die to ry 
cu ri os i ty 
dis a bil i ty 
ge o graph i cal 
hor i zon tal ly 
hyp o cHon dri ack 
hyp o crit ic al 
igno min i ous 
im per cep ti ble 
in ci vil i ty 
in dis pen sa ble 


in fi del i ty 
in sig nif i cant 
ir re sist i ble 
lib er al i ty 
man u fac to ry 
prin ci pal i ty 
prod i gai i ty 
re ca pit u late 
reg u lar i ty 
sat is fac to ry 
sen si bil i ty 
su per an nu ate 
<su per cil i ous 
sys tern at ic al 
trig o nom e try 


7 8 Words of Five Syllables. 

The accented syllable long. 

Am bi gu i ty in de jli na ble 

cer e mo ni ous in ex cu sa ble 

con sti tu tion al in ge nu i ty 

con tu me H ous in ter me di ate 

dis a gree a ble ir re triev a ble 

dis o be di ence mis eel la ne ous 

im ma te ri al op por tu ni ty 

im me mo ri al par si mo ni ous 

im pro pri e ty pres by te ri an 

in con so la ble sen a to ri al 

in con ve ni ent si mul ta ne ous* 

Accent on the fourth syllable. — The accented syllable 
short. 

Ac a de mi cian in ter po si tion 

a rith me ti cian math e ma ti cian 

CHar ac ter is tic mis ap pre hend ing 

cir cum fe ren tor mis rep re sent ed 

en thu si as tic mis un der stand ing 

ex per i ment al su per in ten dent 

The accented syllable long. 

Ac com mo cfe tion e quiv o ca tion 

ac cu mu la tion exam in a tion 

al le vi a tion in ter ro ga tion 

ar tic u h tion jus tif i ca tion 

com mu ni ca tion mul ti pli ca tor 

con sid er a tion re com mend a tion 

con tin u a tion sig nif i ca tion 

de lib er a tion spe cif i ca tion 

fie nom in a tor sub or di na tion 

* *i long. 


Reading Lessons. 79 

THE CREATION. 

In the beginning God created the heaven 
and the earth. And God said, let the earth 
bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, 
and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, 
whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and 
it was so. And God created great whales, 
and every living creature that moveth, which 
the waters brought forth abundantly after 
their kind, and every winged fowl after his 
kind. And God made the beast of the earth 
after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and 
every thing that creepeth upon the earth af- 
ter his kind : and God saw that it was good. 

And God said, let us make man in our im- 
age, after our likeness. So God created 
man in his own image ; in the image of God 
created he him ; male and female created he 
them. And God blessed them, and said un- 
to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and re- 
plenish the earth, and subdue it; and have 
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over 
the fowl of the air, and over every living 
thing that moveth upon the earth. 

And God saw every thing that he had made 
and behold it was very good. 


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Ignorant, foolish, and obstinate persons are 
very disagreeable to others, and unhappy in 
themselves. 


80 Words of Six or more Syllables. 

CHAPTER XX. 

Words of six, seven, and eight Syl- 
lables, properly accented. 

A be ce da N ri an l&t i tu di na x ri an 

ad min is tra v tor ship im pos si bil' i ty 
al pha bet' ic al ly im ma te ri al' i ty 
an a log' ic al ly im mu ta bil' i ty 

an a lyt' ic al ly inxom bus ti bil' i ty 

an ti trin i ta N ri an in com men su rabil'j ty 
arcH i e pis' co pal inborn pat i bil' i ty 
cer e mo x ni ous ly in con sid' er ate ly 
cir cum nav i.ga* tion in con ve v ni ent ly 
com men su ra bil' i ty in cor rup ti bil' i ty 
con tra die' to ri ly in di vis i bil' i ty 
di a met'ri cal ly* in fal li bil' i ty 
dis ci plin a v ri an in stru men tal' i ty 
dis ad van ta x geous ly math e mat' ic al ly 
dis in gen' u ous ness mer i to x ri ous ly 
dis in' ter est ed ness per son if i ca N tion 
dis o be' di ent ly plen i po ten' tia ry 
dis qual i ft ca v tion pre des ti na N ri an 
ec cles i as' tic al rec om mend' a to ry 

em ble mat' ic al ly su per an' nu a ted 
et y mo log' ic al su per cil' i ous ness 
ex em plif i ca N tion su per nu N me ra ry 
ex per i ment' al ly the o log' ic al ly 
ex tern po ra v ne ous un in tel' li gi ble 
ge ne a log' ic al un rea x son a ble ness 

fa mil i ar' i ty val e tu di na N ri an 

i in first syllable long". 


Reading Lesson. 81 

WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. 

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and 
hide my commandments with thee, so that 
thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and ap- 
ply thine heart to understanding ; yea, if thou 
criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy 
voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her 
as silver, and searchest for her as for hid 
treasures ; then shalt thou understand the 
fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of 
God. For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of 
his mouth cometh knowledge and understand- 
ing- \ 

Let thine heart retain my words : keep 
my commandments and live. Get wisdom, 
get understanding : forget it not : neither 
decline from the words of my mouth. For- 
sake her not, and she shall preserve thee : 
love her, and she shall keep thee. 

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,and 
the man that getteth understanding. For 
the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than 
fiie gold. She is more precious than rubies ; 
and all the things thou canst desire are not to 
be compared unto her. Length of davs is in 
her right hand : and in her left, riches and 
honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
and all her paths are peace. 


82 Irregular Words. — Heading Lesson, 


CHAPTER XXI. 



Irregular 

Words, 


Spelled 

Pronounced 

Spelled Pronounced 

A gain 

a gen 7 

flam beau 

flam' bo 

a gainst 

a genst' 

gaol 

jala 

aisle 

ile 

hei nous 

ha^ nus 

any 

en' ne 

isl and 

ile x and 

a proa 

a v purn 

i ron 

i x urn 

bat tea u 

bat to v 

ma ny 

men' ny 

beaux 

boze 

o cean 

o v shun 

bu reau 

bu ro v 

phthis ic 

tiz'ik 

bu ry 

ber' ry 

pret ty 

prit' ty 

bu ri ai 

ber' re al 

su gar 

shoo x gur 

bu sy 

biz' ze 

sure 

shure 

busi ness 

biz' ness 

vis count 

vi N count 

colo nel 

cur' nel 

vict uals 

vit'tlz 

corps 

core 

worn en 

wim' in 

ew er 

yu* ur 

W\tWWWWV 

yes 

yis 


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Consider well before you make a promise. 
If you say you will do a thing, and do it not, 
you will tell a lie ; and who then will trust or 
believe you ? No persons are trusted, or be- 
lieved, but those who keep their promises, 
and speak the truth. When you have done 
wrong do not deny it. It is very sinful .to 
tell lies. God himself has said that we must 
not lie : that he abhors liars and will punish 
them. 



DIVINE PROVIDENCE. 


The glorious sun is set in the west ; the 
night-dews fall; and the air which was sul- 
try becomes cool. The flowers fold up their 
coloured leaves ; they fold themselves up, 
and hang their heads on their slender stalks. 
The chickens are gathered under the wing 
of the hen, and are at rest; the hen herself 
is at rest also. The little birds have ceased 
their warbling; they are asleep on the 
boughs, each one with his head beneath his 
wing. There is no murmur of bees around 
the hive or among the honeyed woodbines ; 
they have done their work, and they lie close 
in their waxen cells. The sheep are at rest 
upon their soft fleeces, and their loud bleating 
is no more heard among the hills. There is 
no sound of a number of voices, or of children 
at play, or the trampling of busy feet. The 


84 Divine Providence. 

smith's hammer is not heard upon the anvil ; 
nor the harsh saw of the carpenter. All men 
are stretched on their quiet beds; and the 
child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. 
Darkness is spread over the skies, and dark- 
ness is upon the ground ; every eye is shut, 
and every hand is still. 

Who takes care of all people when they 
are sunk in sleep ; when they cannot defend 
themselves, nor see if danger approaches? 
There is an eye that never sleeps ; there is 
an eye that sees in the dark night, as well as 
in the bright sunshine. When there is no 
light of the sun, nor of the moon ; when there 
is no lamp in the house, nor any little star 
twinkling through the thick clouds ; that eye 
sees every where, in all places, and watches 
continually overall the families of the earth. 
The eye, that sleeps not, is God's ; his hand is 
always stretched out over us. He made 
sleep to refresh us when we are weary. As 
the mother moves about the house with her 
finger on her lips, 2nd stills every little noise 
that her infant be not disturbed ; as she draws 
the curtains around its bed, and shuts out the 
light from its tender eyes; so God draws the 
curtains of darkness around us ; so he makes 
all things to be hushed and still, that his large 
family may sleep in peace. 

Labourers spent with toil, and young chil- 
dren, and every little humming insect, sleep 
quietly, for God watches over you. You- may 


Heading Lessons. 85 

sleep, for he never sleeps ; you may close 
your eyes in safety, for his eye is always open 
to protect you. When the. darkness is passed 
away, and the beams of the morning sun strike 
throughyour eyelids, begin the day with prais- 
ing God, who has taken care of you through 
the night. Let his praise be in our hearts^ 
when we lie down ; let his praise be on our 
lips, when wc aw r ake. 


NEGLIGENCE. 

Children are apt to think, that a few min- 
'utes added to their diversions can make no 
difference; and minutes slip away insensibly 
into a quarter of an hour: their play be- 
comes more interesting, the game is nearly 
concluded, or the kite will be down, it is a 
pity to stop its flight ; a race will shortly be 
determined, or some such reason prevails, 
[ill the time is elapsed in which their business 
should have been attended to ; and they are 
left to bewail, in sorrow and regret, the folly 
of (heir negligence. It would be more pru- 
dent, therefore, at first, to secure essentials, 
and do what is necessary, before they begin 
to engage in those diversions, which, however 
laudable in their proper season, may frequent- 
ly insnare them into an errour, and subject 
(hem to severe punishment. 


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ADVICE TO CHILDREN. 

Listen to the affectionate counsels of y oik 
parents; treasure up their precepts ; respect 
their riper judgment ; and enjoy, with grati- 
tude and delight, the advantages resulting 
from their society. Bind to your bosom, by 
the most endearing ties, your brothers and 
sisters ; cherish them as your best compan- 
ions, through the variegated journey of life ; 
and surfer no jealousies and contentions to in- 
terrupt the harmony, which should ever reign 
among you. 


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The honour which children are required 
to give to their father and mother includes in 
if, love, reverence, obedience* and relief. It 
is usual with Providence to return, in kind, 
men's disobedience to their parents. 


Heading Lessons, 87 

INDUSTRY AND SLOTH. 

Love not sleep, lest thou come to pover- 
ty ; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfi- 
ed with bread. Go to t\\e ant, thou sluggard, 
consider her ways, and be wise : which hav- 
ng no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth 
ner meat in the summer and gathereth her 
food in the harvest. How long- wilt thou 
sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out 
of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, a little slum- 
ber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : so 
shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, 
and thy want as an armed man. 

I went by the field of the slothful, and by 
the vineyard of the man void of understand- 
ing. And lo, it was all grown over with 
thorns, and nettles had covered the face there- 
of, and the stone wall thereof was thrown 
down. Then I saw, and considered it well : 
I looked upon it and received instruction. 

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy 
flocks, and look well to thy herds. He that 
tiileth his land shall have plenty of bread ; 
but he that followeth vain persons shall have 
poverty enough. 

We beseech you, brethren, (hat ye study- 
to do your own business, and to work with 
your own hands, as we commanded you. 

Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do, do it 
with thy might ; for there is no work, nor 
device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the 
grave whither thou goest. 



THE HUMMING BIRD. 

The humming-bird is the most beautiful 
.and inoffensive of all birds. Of this charming 
little animal,there are six or seven varieties, 
from the 6ize of a small wren, down to that of 
an humble bee. One would not readily sup 
pose that there existed any birds so very small, 
and yet so completely furnished with bill, 
feathers, wings and intestines, exactly like 
those of the largest kind. Birds not so big 
as the end of one's little finger, would proba- 
bly be thought mere creatures of imagination, 
were they not seen in great numbers, in the 
warm latitudes of America, sporting in the 
fields from flower to flower, and extracting 
sweets with their little bills. 

The smallest humming-bird is about the 
size of a hazel-nut. The feathers on its wings 
aad tail are black ; but these on its body and 


The Humming Bird. 89 

under its wings, are of a greenish brown, 
with a fine red cast or gloss, which no silk cr 
velvet can imitate. It has a small crest on 
its head, green at the bottom, and as it were 
gilded at the top ; and which sparkles in the 
sun, like 3 little star in the middle of its fore- 
head. The bill is black, straight? slender, 
and of the length of a pin. 

As soon as the sun is risen, the humming- 
birds of different kinds, are seen fluttering 
about the flowers, without ever lighting upon 
them. Their wings are in such rapid motion, 
that it is impossible to discern their colours, 
except by their glittering. They are never 
still but continually in motion, visiting flow- 
er after flower, and extracting its honey as if 
with a kiss. For this purpose they are fur- 
nished with a forky tongue, that enters the 
cup of the flower, and extracts its nectared 
tribute. Upon this alone they subsist. The 
rapid motion of their wings occasions a hum- 
ming sound, from whence they have their 
name. 

The nests of these birds are also very cu- 
rious. They are suspended in the air at the 
point of the twigs of an orange, a pomegran- 
ate or a citron tree : sometimes even in hous- 
es, if a small and convenient twig is found for 
the purpose. The female is the architect, 
while the male goes in quest of materials ; 
such as cotton, fine moss* and the fibres of 
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90 The Humming Bird. 

vegetables. Of these materials a nest is 
composed, about the size of a hen's egg cut 
in two ; it is admirably contrived, and warmly 
lined with cotton. There are never more 
than two eggs found in a nest ; these are 
about the size of a small pea, and as white as 
snow, with here and there a yellow speck. 
The male and female sit upon the nest by 
turns 5 but the female takes to herself the 
greatest share. She seldom quits the nest, 
except a few minutes in the morning and ev- 
ening, when the dew is upon the flowers, and 
their honey in perfection. During this 
short interval, the male takes her place. The 
time of incubation continues twelve days; at 
the end of which the youug ones appear. 
They are at first bare ; by degrees, they are 
covered with down ; and at last feathers suc- 
ceed, less beautiful at first than the old ones. 
A gentleman in that part of America where 
these birds most abound, found the nest of a 
humming-bird, in a shed near the' dwelling 
house ; and took it in, at a time when the 
young ones were fifteen or twenty days old. 
He placed them in a cage in his chamber 
window to be amused with their sportive flut- 
terings ; but he was soon surprised to see 
the old ones come and feed their brood reg- 
ularly every hour of the day. By this means 
they themselves grew so tame, that they sel- 
dom quitted the chamber ; and without any 
constraint came to live with their young 


Reading Lessons* 91 


,l 3 


ones. All four frequently perched upon 
their master's hand, chirping as if they had 
been at liberty abroad. He fed them with 
a very fine clear paste, made of wine, biscuit, 
and sugar. They thrust their tongues into 
this paste, till they were satisfied, and then 
fluttered and chirped about the room. This 
lovely little family had possession of the 
chamber, and flew in and out just as they 
thought proper; but were very attentive to 
the voice of their master, when he called 
them. In this manner they lived with him 
about six months : but at the time when he 
expected to see a new colony formed, he un- 
fortunately forgot to tie up their cage to the 
ceiling at night, to preserve them from the 
rats, and he found in the morning, to his great 
mortification, that they were all devoured. 

THE FOUR SEASONS. 

Who is this beautiful virgin that approach- 
es, clothed in a robe of light green ? She has 
a garland of flowers on her head, and flowers 
spring up vrherever she sets her foot. The 
snow which covered the fields, and the ice 
which was in the rivers, melt away when she 
breathes upon them. The young lambs 
frisk about her, and the birds warble in their 
little throats to welcome her coming; and 
when they see her, they begin to choose their 
mates, and to build their nests. Youths and 


92 The Four Seasons. 

maidens, have you seen this beautiful virgin? 
If you have, tell me who she is, and what is 
her name. 


Who is this that comes from the south, 
thinly clad in a light transparent garment ? 
Her breath is hot and sultry; she seeks the 
refreshment of the cool shade ; she seeks 
the clear streams, the crystal brooks, to 
bathe her languid limbs. The brooks and 
rivulets fly from her, and are dried up at her 
approach. She cools her parched lips with 
^berries, and the grateful acid of fruits, the 
seedy melon, the sharp apple, and the red 
pulp of the juicy cherry, which are scattered 
plentifully around her. The tanned hay- 
makers welcome her coming ; and the sheep- 
shearer, who clips the fleeces of his flock 
with his sounding shears. When she comes ? 
let me lie under the thick shade of a spread- 
ing beech-tree ; let me walk with her in the 
early morning, when the dew is yet upon the 
grass ; let me wander with her in the soft 
twilight, when the shepherd shuts his fold, 
and the star of evening appears. Who is she 
that comes from the south? Youths and maid- 
ens, tell me if you know, who is she, and 
what is her name. 


Who is he that with sober pace, steals up- 
on us unawares ? His garments are red with 


The Four Seasons. 93 

the blood of the grape, and his temples are 
bound with a sheaf of ripe wheat. His hair 
is thin, and begins to fall, and the auburn is 
mixed with mournful gray. He shakes the 
brown nuts from the tree. He winds the horn, 
and calls the hunters to their sports. The gun 
sounds. The trembling partridge, and the 
beautiful pheasant flutter, bleeding in the air, 
and fall dead at the sportsman's feet. Who 
is he that is crowned with the wheat-sheaf? 
Youths and maidens, tell me if you know, 
who is he, and what is his name. 


Who is he that comes from the north, 
clothed in fur and warm wool ? He wraps 
his cloak close about him. His head is bald ; 
his beard is made of sharp icicles. He loves 
the blazing fire, high piled upon the hearth. 
He binds skates to his feet, and skims over 
the frozen lakes. His breath is piercing and 
cold, and no little flower dares to peep above 
the surface of the ground, when he is by. 
Whatever he touches turns to ice. If he 
were to strike you with his cold hand, you 
would be quite stiff, and dead, like a piece of 
marble. Youths and maidens, do you see 
him? He is coming fast upon us, and soon 
he will be here. Tell me, if you know, who 
is he and what is his name. 


94 Covetousness. 

COVETOUSNESS, 

Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy 
neighbour's. If riches increase, set not thy 
heart upon them. I know there is no good 
in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do 
good in his life. He that hateth covetous- 
ness shall prolong his days. He that loveth 
silver shall not be satisfied therewith; nor 
he that loveth abundance, with increase. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and 
where thieves break through and steal : but 
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, 
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, 
and where thieves do not break through nor 
steal. For where your treasure is, there 
will your heart be also. 

Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed 
me with food convenient for me : lest I be 
full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? 
or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name 
of my God in vain. 

THE FLOOD. 

And God looked upon the earth, and be- 
hold, it was corrupt : for all flesh had cor- 
rupted his way upon the earth. And God 
said unto Noah, the end of all flesh is come 
before me ; for the earth is filled with vio- 


The Flood. 95 

lence through them ; and behold I will de- 
stroy them with the earth. 

Make thee an ark of gopherwood : rooms 
shalt thou make in the ark, and shaft pitch it 
within and without with pitch. The length 
of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the 
breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it 
thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make in^ 
the ark, and the door of the ark shalt thou 
set in the side thereof ; with lower, second, 
and third stories shalt thou make it. 

And come thou and all thy house into the 
ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before 
me in this generation. Of every clean beast 
thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male 
and his female; and of beasts that are not 
clean by two, the male and his female ; of 
fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and 
the female, to keep seed alive upon the face 
of the earth. And take unto thee of all food 
that is eaten, and it shall be for food for thee 
and for them. And Noah did according to 
all that the Lord commanded him. 

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his 
wife, and his sons' wives with him into the 
ark. Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are 
not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing 
that creepeth upon the earth, there went in 
two and two unto Noah into the a:k. And 
the Lord shut him in. 

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, 
in the second month, in the seventeenth day 


96 The Flood, 

of the month, were all the fountains of the 
great deep broken up, and all the windows 
of Heaven were opened. And the rain was 
upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 
And the waters increased and bare up the 
ark, and it was lifted up above the earth* 
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon 
the earth, and the ark went upon the face of 
the waters. Fifteen cubits upward did the 
waters prevail, and the mountains were cov- 
ered. And all flesh died that moved upon 
the earth ; all in whose nostrils was the 
breath of life ; all that was in the dry land 
died. And Noah only remained alive, and 
they that were with him in the ark. 

And after the end of an hundred and fifty 
days the waters were abated. And the ark 
rested upon the mountains of Ararat. And 
the waters decreased continually ; and in the 
tenth month, on the first day of the month. 
were the tops of the mountains seen. And in 
the six hundredth and first year, in the sec- 
ond month, and on the seven and twentieth 
day of the month was the earth dried. 

And God spake unto Noah, saying, Qo 
forth of the ark. And Noah went forth, and 
his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives 
with him ; every beast, every creeping thing! 
and every fowl, and whatsoever creepefii 
upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth 
Qut of the ark. 



Proper Names. 


CHAPTER XXIL 


NAMES OF MEN. 

Aa* ron 

E^ber 

I sai* ah* 

A N bel 

Ed' mund 

James 

A bi v el 

Ed' ward 

Ja x cob 

Abi'jah 

Ed' gar 

Jer e mi r ab 

Ab' ner 

El' dad 

Jes' se 

A v bra ham 

E le a' zer 

J5b 

Ad' am 

EMi 

Jo^ei 

Al' bert 

E li N as 

Jo/m 

At' len 

E li e^zer 

Jo N nas 

Al ex an'der 

El' mer 

Jo N seph 

Al' fred 

E li x sha 

Josh' u a 

Al phe y us 

E iiph' a let 

Jon' a than 

A v mos 

E v doch 

Lem'u el 

An' drew 

E r nos 

Leon' ard 

An' t/io ny 

E v phra im 

Le N vi 

A pol' los 

E ze N ki ei 

Lew x is 

A N ri el 

Ez'ra 

Lot 

Ar s te mas 

Fran' cis 

Luke 

Ar N thur 

Fred' er ie 

Lu N ther 

Ben' ja inin 

George 

Mat' thew 

Ca N leb 

Gid' e on 

Mo x ses 

Cal' vin 

Gil' bert 

Na v than 

Charles 

Hen' ry 

Na than' i el 

Cmis' to pher 

Hor' ace 

Ne he mi v ah 

Cor ne v ii us 

Ho ra x tio 

NicH' o las 

Cy v rus 

Hez e ki* ah 

No v ah 

Dan' i el 

iVra 

O ba di* ah 

Dd N vid 

P sacc 

01' i ver 

Eb en e v zer 

Is' ra el 

* I sa f vali. 

Pe x ter 


$7 


98 


Proper Names. 


Paul 

Pel a tP ah 

Phil' ip 
Pbin' e Aas 
Reu v ben 
Rich' ard 
Rob' ert 
RiP fas 
Sal' mon 
Sam' soq 


Ab' i gail 
A man' da 
A me r li a 
Ann 
An' na 
As' e nath 
Cath'a rine 
Car' o line 
Ch1o v e 
(Cla ris'sa 
Deb' o rah 
De" li a 
DP nah 
Dor v cas 
Dor' o thy 
El' ea nor 
E IP za 
E liz' a beth 
El rap ra 
El vP ra 
Sm' ma 


Sam' u el 
Saul 
Seth 
Sheb' na 
Shu r ba el 
Sim' eon 
Si v mon 
Sol' o mon 
Ste v phen 
SP las 


Theodore 
The oph i lus 
TAom' as 
Thu' o thy 
IPri 
U rP ah 
WaP ter 
WM'iam 
ZecH a n v ah 
Ze rub' ba be! 


NAMES OF WOMEK. 


Em' i ly 
Estfe' er 
Em me line 
Fran' ces 
Han' nah 
Har' ri et 
Hel' en 
Hen ri et' ta 
Hul' dah 
Is' a bel 
Jane 
JiP li a 
Ju li an' na 
Lou P saf 
LoMs 
Lu x ci a 
Lu v cy 
Lyd'' i a 
Lu cin' da 
Lu cre v tia 
IVlaV rah 

f i like e long". 


Mar' garet 
Mar v tha 
Ma rP a 
Ma N ry 
Ma til' da 
Nan' cy 
Na o x mi 
Pa N tience 
Phe v be 
Pris cil' la 
Pru x dence 
Ra x chel 
Re bee' ca 
R/io v da 
Ruth 
Sa lo v me 
Sa N rah 
So phP a 
Su N san 
Su san' nah 
Tab'itba 



Proper Names. f 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Names of Places. 


IN EUROPE 

# 

Am' ster dam 

G!as' gow 

Pe x ters burg 

Aus N tri a 

Greece 

Po v land 

Ba va N ri a 

Hague 

Po me ra^ ni a 

Berne 

Hoi' land 

Por x tu gal 

Bo he y mi a 

Hun 7 ga ry 

Pragwe 

Bra gan' za 

Ice N iand 

Prus' sia 

Brus'sels 

Ire N land 

Ra gu N sa 

Ca^ diz 

It'alj 

Rome 

Co pen ha x gen 

Lap' land 

Rus' sia 

Cor x si ca 

Leg' born 

Sar din' i a 

Den mark 

Lis' bon 

Sax' o ny 

Dub' lin 

Lon' don 

Seot'land 

Eng' land 

Mad rid' 

Sic' i ly 

Ed' in burgh 

Mu v nicH 

Spain 

Fin' land 

Mo ra N vi a 

Swe' den 

Flor' enee 

Mos' cow 

Swit' zer land 

France 

Na' pies 

Tus' ca ny 

Gen e'va 

NeTH' er lands 

Ven' ice 

Geu v o a 

Nor v way 

Vi en v na 

Ger' ma ny 

Pa ler' mo 

Wales 

Gib raT tar 

Par" is 
IN ASIA. 

Zeal x and 

A ra N bi a 

Chi x na 

Mec' ca 

Ar me' ni a 

Hin doos v tan 

Pe x kin 

Bom' bay 

In'di a 

Per' si a 

Cal cut' ta 

Ja pan' 

Tar v ta ry 

Can' ton 

Ma dras>' 

Th? bet 


99 


100 


Proper Names, 


IN AFRICA, 

A bys sin' i a E N gypt 

Ai ex an' dri a E thi o x pi a 

Al giers* Fez 

Bar x ba ry Gam' bi a 


Caz* 


ro 


Gwin' ea 

IN AMERICA. 


Mo roc' co 
Nu x bi a 
Sen e gal* 
Trip v o li 
TV nis 


Al ba ny 
An do ver 
Bal ti more 
Ban gor 
Ben ning ton 
Berk shire 
Bos ton 


decent on the first syllable* 

Fal mouth 
Flor i da 
Frank fort 
Frye burg 
George town 
Geor g\ a 
Glowces ter 


Brat tie borough Hal i fax 
Brunswick Hal lo well 


Bur ling ton 
Cam bridge 
Charles town 
Chesh ire 
Chi li (CheHe) 
Con cord 
Cu ba 
Cu ma na 
Cum ber land 
Dan villa 
Dart mouth 
Deer field 
Del a ware 
East port 
Ex e ter 


Hamp den 
Han o ver 
Hart ford 
Ha ver hill 
James town 
Keene 
Kings ton 
Knox ville 
Lab ra dor 
Lan cas ter 
Lan sin burg 
Leb a non 
Lezces ter 
Lex ing ton 
Liv er pool 


Lou is ville 
Maine 
Ma ry land 
Mex i co 
Mid die bu ry 
Mid die sex 
Natch es 
Nash ville 
New ark 
New bern 
New cas t\e 
New bu ry port 
Ne vis 

Nor ridge wock 
North field 
Or le ans 
Pe ters burg 
Pitts burg 
Pitts field 
Plym outh 
Port land 
Ports mouth 
Prince ton 
Prov i dence 


Proper Names, 1 1 

Han dolph Smith field Wheel iug 

Read iug Spring field Will iams burg 

Rich mond Sul folk Will iams town 

Rock ing ham Tawn ton Wilming ton 

Rutland IVen too Windsor 

Sa co Wal pole Wood stock 

Salis bu ry Wa. tham Worces ter 

Sa lem War ren* York 

ScHwy ler Wash ing ton* York town 

Shrews bu ry West min ster 

Accent on the second syllable. 

A mer i ca Hon du ras O hi o 

An guil la Ja maica O nei da 

An nap o lis Kas kas ki as Pa tapsco 

An ti gua+ Ken tuc ky Paw tuck et 

Au gus ta Ma chi as Pa tux et 

JBa ha ma Man hat tan Pe nob scot 

Bar ba does Mi am i Pe ru 

Bar bu da Mis sou ri RAode is land! 

Bermu da Mo bilef San dus ky 

Cas tine+ Mont pe lier Sa van nab 

Co ium bi a Mus kin gum S<- bas ti cook 

Con nect i cut Nan tuck et ScHe nee ta dy 

Co os New Eng !and To ba go 

Ca rac cas New Hamp shire Vei mont 

De troit New Ha ven Ver germes 

Do min go New Jer sey Vir gin i a 
En s»a tia New Or le ans West In dies 

Gre na da New York West hamp ton 

Ha van na Ni «g a ra Wachn sett 

Hen lo pen North amp ton Wis cas .set 

* a like o short. f i like e long. $ s silent, 
9* 


102 Proper Names. 

Accent on the third syllable, 

Ac a pul co Gwa da loupe Nic a ra gua 

Al be marie Gua ti ma la Pat a go ni a 

Al a ba ma II li nois Pen sa co la 

Au gustine* In di ana Penn sylva ni a 

Cal i for ni a Ken ne beck Phil a del phi a 

Car tha ge na Mar ble head Pon char tram 

Chil i co the Ma ri et ta Por to bel lo 

Cher o kee Mar ti ni co # Por to ri co* 

Cin cin na ti Mas sa chu setts Sar a to ga 

Dem a ra ra Mis sis sip pi Sur i nam 

Dom i ni co* Mont ser rat Ten nes see 

Gen nes see Mont re al Trin i dad 
* i like c long. 

WW WW WW VW* WW W\ WW WW WW 

A CHILD'S HYMN OF PRAISE. 

I thank the goodness and the grace, 
Which on my birth have smiFd, 

And made me in these latter days, 
A happy English child. 

I was not born, as thousands are, 
Where God was never known ; 

And taught to pray a useless prayer 
To blocks of wood and stone. 

I was not born a little slave, 

To labour in the sun, 
And wish I were but in the grave. 

And all my labour done ! 


Lessons in Poetry. 103 

I was not born without a home, 

Or in some broken shed ; 
A gipsy baby, taught to roam, 

And steal my daily bread. 

My God, I thank thee, thou hast plann'd 

A better lot for me, 
And plac'd me in this happy land, 

Where I may hear of thee. 
<* £ 

WMiWW'tWVWWWVtVWtVWV 

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR LITTLE CHILDREN 

God is so good, that he will hear 
Whenever children humbly pray. 

He always lends a gracious ear 

To what the youngest child can say. 

His own most holy Book declares 
He loves good little children well ; 

And that he listens to their prayers. 
Just as a tender father will. 

He loves to hear an infant tongue 
Thank him for all his mercies given ; 

And when by babes his praise is sung, 
Their cheerful songs are heard in heaven. 

Come then, dear children, trust his word, 
And seek him for your friend and guide : 

Your little voices will be heard, 
And you shall never be denied. 


304 Lessons in Poetry. 


AN EVENING HYMN FOR A LITTLE FAMILY. 

Now condescend, Almighty King, 

To bless this little throng ; 
And kindly listen while we sing 

Our pleasant evening song. 

We come to own the Power Divine, 
That watches o'er our d%s 5 

For this our feeble voices join 
In hymns of cheerful praise. 

Before the sacred footstool, see, 

We bend in humble prayer, 
A happy little family, 

To ask thy tender care. 

May we in safety sleep to-night, 

From every danger free ; 
Because the darkness and the light 

Are both alike to thee. 

And when the rising sun displays 

His cheerful beams abroad, 
Then shall our morning hymns of praise, 

Declare thy goodness, Lord. 

Brothers and sisters, hand in hand, 

Our lips together move ; 
Then smile upon this little band, 

And join our hearts in love. 


Lessons in Poetry. 105 


THE WINTER'S DAY. 

When raging storms deform the air, 
And clouds of snow descend ; 

And the wide landscape, bright and fair ; 
No deepened colours blend ; 

When biting frost rides on the wind, 
Bleak from the north and east, 

And wealth is at its ease rechn'd, 
PreparM to laugh or feast ; 

When the poor trailer treads the plain. 

All dubious of his way, 
And crawls with night-increasing pain, 

And dreads the parting day ; 

W T hen poverty, in vile attire, 
Shrinks from the biting blast, 

Or hovers o'er the pigmy fire, 
And fears it will not last ; 

When the fond mother hugs her child 

Still closer to her breast ; 
And the poor infant, frost-beguil'd* 

Scarce feels that it is pressM ; — 

Then let your bounteous hand extend 

Its blessings to the poor ; 
Nor spurn the wretched, when they bend. 

All suppliant, at your door. 


106 Lessons in Poetry. 


THE FALL OF THE LEAF. 

See the leaves around us falling, 
Dry and withered to the ground ; 

Thus to thoughtless mortals calling 3 
In a sad and solemn sound ; 

u Sons of Adam, (once in Eden, 
When like us, he blighted fell,) 

Hear the lecture we are reading; 
'Tisalas! the truth we tell. 

Virgins, much, too much presuming 
On your boasted white and red ; 

View us, late in beauty blooming, 
Numbered now among the dead. 

Youths, though yet no losses grieve you, 
Gay in health, and many a grace ; 

ket not cloudless skies deceive you ; 
Summer gives to autumn place. 

Yearly in our course returning, 

Messengers of shortest stay 
Thus we preach this truth concerning, 

Heav'n and Earth shall pass away. 

On the tree of life eternal, 

Man, let all thy hopes be staid ; 

Which alone, forever vernal, 
Bears a leaf that shall not fade." 


Words alike in Sound. 


107 


CHAPTER XXIV, 

Words alike in sound, but different 
in spelling and signification. 

Ale, malt liquor. 
Ail, a disease. 

Air, wind. 

Heir, one who inherits. 

E'er, contraction for 
ever. 

Ere, before. 
Ail, every one. 
Awl, an instrument. 

AT ter, to change. 

Al' tar, for sacrifice. 
An' ker, a liquid measure. 
An' CHor, a heavy iron to 
hold a ship. 

Ark, a chest. 

Arc, an arch. 
Au' ger, a tool. 
Au'gur, one who foretells. 

As' cent, steepness. 

As' sent, agreement. 
Bad, ill, vicious. 
Bade, past time of bid. 

Bale, a package of : 
goods 

Bail, surety. 
Bate, to lessen, 
Bait, temptation. 

Bawl, to cry aloud. 

Ball, any round thing- 


Bare, naked. 

Bear, to suffer ; a beast, 

Base, vile. 

Bass, in music. 
Be, to exist. 
Bee, an insect. 

Beech, a kind of tree, 

Beach, a shore. 
Beet, a plant. 
Beat, to strike. 

Beer, a kind of liquor., 

Bier, a carriage for the 
dead. 
Bell, a sounding vessel. 
Belle, a gay lady. 

Ber' ry, a small fruit. 

Bu' ry, to inter the 
dead. 
Bin, a place for corn. 
Been, part, of to be. 

Bite, to wound. 

B\ght, the doubling of 
Blue, a colour, [a rope. 
Blew, past time of blow 

Bore, to make holes. 

Boar, a male swine. 
Bur' row, a rabbit hole, 
B'or' ough, a corpora 

tteii; 

i 


108 


Words alike in Sound. 


Bough, a branch. 
Bow, to bend. 

Bow;, to shoot with 

Beau, a gay fellow. 
Bred, brought up. 
Bread, food made of meal. 

By, a particle. 

Buy, to purchase. 
Butt, to strike like a ram. 
But, except. 

Cane, a staff. 

Cain,aman'snam«.[en 
Car en der, to smooth Im- 
Cal' en dar, an almanack. 

Caul, a membrane. 

Call, to cry out. 
Can' non, a large gun. 
Can' on, a rule. 

Can' vas, coarse cloth 

Can' vass, to examine. 
Seal, to fasten with a seal ; 

the sea calf. 
Ceil, to make a ceiling. 

Seal' ing, setting a seal. 

Ceil' ing, of a room 
Cen' ser, a pan for incense. 
Cen' sor, a reformer. 

Cell, a hut. 

Sell, to dispose of. 
Cent, a piece of money. 
Scent, a smell. 
Sent, did send. 

CW tu ry, 100 years. 
C^n' tau ry, an herb. 


Ces' sion,, resignation. 
Ses' sion, act of setting. 

ChoI' er, wrath. 

CoK lar, for the neck. 
Chop, to cut. 
Chap, a beast's jaw. 

CHord, in music. 

Cord, a small rope. 
Cite, to summon. 
Sight, seeing. 
Site, situation. 

Cliff, a steep rock. 

Clef, a term in music. 
Coarse, not fine. 
Cowrse, a race. 
Corse, a dead body. 

Clime, a climate. 

Client, to mount up. 
Com'plement,fullnumber. 
Com' pli ment, act of ci- 
vility. 

Co quet, (co het f ) to 
deceive in love. 

Co quette', an airy girl. 
Core, the inner part. 
Corps, a body of soldiers 

Cous' in, a relation. 

Coz' en, to cheat. 
Cri/ el, inhuman, 
Crew' el, worsted thread 

Sig net, a seal. 

Cyg'net, a young swan. 
Dam, a mother. 
Dam??, to condemn. 


but different in Spelling, fyc. 109 


Deer, an animal. 

Dear, costly, beloved. 
De mean', to behave. 
De mesne', a freehold. 

Due, owing. 

Dew, on the grass. 
Doe, a female deer. 
Dough, unbaked bread. 

Dun, a colour. 

Done, performed, 
Ex' er cise, to practise. 
Ex' or cise, to cast out 
evil spirits. 

I, myself. 

Eye, the organ of sight. 
Fane, a temple. 
Fain, gladly. 
Feign, to dissemble. 

Faint, feeble. 

Feint, a false march. 
Fare, food, hire. 
Fair, comely. 

Feet, of the body. 

Feat, an action. 
Fel'loe, the circumference 

of a wheel. 
Fel' low, an associate. 

Fir, a tree. 

Fur, a skin. 
Flee, to run away. 
Flea, an insect. 

Flue, pipe of an oven 

Flew, did fly. 
10 


Flour, meal. 
FJow' er, a blossom. 

Fore, anteriour. 

Four, in number. 
Forth, forward, onward, 
Fourth, in number. 

Foul, filthy. 

Fowl, a bird. 
Freeze, to congeal. 
Frieze, coarse cloth. 

Gate, a large door. 

Gait,manner of walking 
Gilt, overlaid with gold. 
G&ilt, crime. 

Grate, to rub small. 

Great, large. [with. 
Gra' ter, a thing to grate 
Great' er, larger. 

Grown, increased. 

Groan, to sigh. 
Hale, sound, healthy. 
Hail, to salute, frozen 
drops of rain. 

Haul, to draw by force, 

Hall, a large room. 
Hart, a beast. 
Heart, the seat of life. 

Hare, an animal. 

Hair, of the head, 
Heel, part of the foot. 
Heal, to cure. 

Herd, a drove. 

Heard, did hear. 


no 


Words alike in Sound, 


Here, in this place. 
Hear, to hearken. 

Him, that man. 

Hynrn* a sacred song. 
Hire, wages. 
High' er, further up. 

Hole, a cavity. 

fThole, the total. 
Hue, a colour. 
Hugh, a man's name. 
Hew, to cut. 

In, within. 

Inn, a tavern. 
He, > an alley in a 
Aisle, ) church, 

Isle, an island. 

In dite', to compose. 

In diet', to prosecute. 
Key, a tool to open a lock. 
Quay (kee) a wharf. 

Kill, to slay. 

Kiln, of bricks. 
Lade, to load, to dip. 
Laid, placed, did lay. 

Lane, a narrow passage 

Lain, participle of to lie. 
Leek, a plant.^ 
Leak, to let water in or 
out. 

Led, did lead. 

L*ad, a heavy metal. 
Leave, permission. 
Lieve, willingly. 

Les' sen, to diminish. 


Les'son, a reading. 
Li' ar, one who tells lies. 
Lyre, a harp. 

Limfe, part of the body. 

Limn, to paint. 
Lo, behold. 
Low, not high. 

Lone, solitary. 

Loan, a thing lent. 
Made, finished. [man 
Maid, an unmarried wo- 

Male 7 the he kind. 

Mail, armour, packet 
of letters. 
Mane, long hair on the 

neck of a horse. 
Main, principal. 

Mare, a female horse. 

May' or, a magistrate. 
Man' ner, mode, custom. 
Man' or, a lordship. 

Man' tie, a kind of 
cloak. 

Man' tel, work raised 
before a chimney. 
Mar' shal, to arrange. 
Mar' tial„ warlike. 

Maze, a labyrinth. 

Maize, corn. 
Mean, base, to intend. 
Mien, air, look. 

Mete, to measure. 

Meet, to come together. 

Meat, flesh. 


but different in Spelling^c. 1 1 1 

Met' tie, briskness, [iron. Nun, a religious woman. 
Met' al, gold, silver, or|None, not any. [rated. 


Mi' ner, one who digs 
mines. 

Mi' nor, one under age 
Mite, a small insect. 
Might, power. 

Moan, to lament. 

Mown, cut down. 
Mote, a particle of dust. 
Moat, a ditch. 

More, greater, [mows. 

Mow' er, one who 
Nag, a gay horse. 
Knag, a knot in wood. 

Nave, part of a wheel. 

Knave, a rogue. 
Naught, bad, wicked. 
Nought, nothing. 

Nay, no. 

'Neigh, voice of a horse, 
Need, want. 
JCnead, to make dough. 

New, not old. 

Knew, did know. 
NigAt, time of darkness. 
KnigAt, a title of honour. 

Nit, the egg of a louse, 

Knit, to unite, to close 
No, word of denial. 
Knoto, to be informed. 

Not, denying. 

Knot, hard place in 
wjood. 


Ore, metal not sepa- 

Oar, an instrument to 
row with. [over. 

O'er, contraction of 
Oh, alas. 
Owe, to be indebted. 

Won, (wun) past thjit 
of win. 

One, in number. 
Our, belonging to ua. 
Hour, sixty minutes. 

AugAt, any thing. 

OugAt,obliged by duty. 
Pale, wanting colour. 
Pail, a wooden vessel. 

Pane, a square of glass. 

Pain, torment. 
Pare, to cut off. 
Pair, a couple. 
Pear, a kind of fruit. 

Pal' let, a little bed. 

Pal' ette, a painters 

board. [wainscot. 

Pan' el, a square in a 

Pan' nel. a kind of saddle. 

Peel, the outside. 

Peal, a succession of 
sudden sounds. 
Peer, a nobleman. 
Pier, a column. 

Peace, quiet. 

Piece, a part? 


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Words alike in Sound, 


Peak, top of a hill. 
Pique, a grudge. 

Plane, flat surface, a 
Plain, level. [tool. 

Plate, a flat piece of metal. 
Plait, a fold. 
Place, locality. 
Plaice, a kind offish. 
Plum, a kiod of fruit. 
Plum6, a weight* 
Pole, a long stick. 
Poll, the head. 
Pour, to empty out. 
Pore, passage of perspira- 
ration. 
Pen 7 cil, an instrument 

for writing. 
Per/ sile, hanging. 
Pray, to supplicate. 
Prey, plunder. 

Prof it, advantage. 
Proph/ et, a foreteller. 
Rab' bit, an animal. 
JRab' bet, a joint. 
Rain, falling water. 
Rein, part of a bridle. 
Reig-n, to rule. 
Rap, to strike. 
Wrap, to fold together. 
Raze, to demolish. 
Raise, to set up. 
Rays, light. 
Reed, a plant. 
Read, to peruse. 


Red, a colour. 
Read, did read. 
Rest, quiet. 
Wrest, to force. 
Rice, a plant. 
Rise, origin. 
Rig' ger, one who rigs. 
Rig' our, severity. 
Ring, to sound. 
Wring, to twist. 
Rite, a ceremony. 
Rig7*t,just. [wood. 

fVnght, an artificer in 
Write, to form letters with 
Rode, did ride, [a pen. 
Road, a highway. 
Rote, memory. 
Wrote, did write [a fish. 
Roe, a deer; the eggs of 
Row, a rank. 
Room, space. [mour. 
RAeum, thin watery hu- 
Ruff, a ruffle. 
Rough, not smooth. 
Rye, grain. 
Wry, crooked. 
Sale, act of selling. 
Sail, of a ship. 
Seen, beheld. 
Scene, part of a play. 
Sezne, a net for fish. 
See, to behold. 
Sea, the ocean. 
Seed, first principle. 


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Cede, to resign. 
Sere, withered. 
Cere, to wax. 
Sear, to burn. 
Se'er, a prophet. 
Seem, to appear. 
Seam, edges sewed, a scar, 
Sen' ior, elder. 
Seign' or, a lord. 
Sei' ler, one who sells. 
Cel'lar, a place under a 
house. 
Shore, side of a river. 
S hoar, a prop. 
Sheer, thin. 
Shear, to cut. 
Shire, a county. 

Sine, a geometrical line. 
Sign, a token. 
Sink, to go down, a drain. 
Cinque, number five on 
Sit, to be seated, [dice. 
Cit, a citizen. 
Size, bulk. 

Sice, number six on dice, 
Slay, to kill. 
Slaie, a weaver's reed. 
SleigTi, carriage used on 
Slight, to despise, [snow, 
SleigAt, dexterity. 
Slow, not swift. 
Sloe, a fruit. 
So, thus. 

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Sow, to scatter seed. 
Sew, to use a needle. 
Sore, an ulcer. 
Soar, to mount aloft. 
Sole, bottom of the foot. 
Soul, the spirit. 
Stare, to gaze. 
Stair, a step. 
Stake, a post. 
Steak, a piece of flesh. 
Steel, hardened iron. 
Steal, to take by theft. 
Stile, steps into a field. 
Style, manner of writing. 
Strait, narrow. 
Strain/it, not crooked. 
Suck' er, a young shoot. 
Sue' cour, aid, help. 
Sum, the whole. 
Some, a part. 
Sun, cause of day. 
Son, a male child. 
Sut' tie, neat weight. 
Su6t'le, artful 
Tale, a story, 
Tail, the end. 

Tare, weight allowed, 
Tear, to rend. 
Tax, a rate. 
Tacks, small nails. 
Teem, to produce. 
Team, horses or oxen 
drawing a carriage. 


1 1 4 Words alike in Sound, 8fe. 


Terse, smooth, neat. 

Tierce,a liquid measure 
The, the article. 
Thee, thyself. 

There, in that place. 

Their, of them. 
Threw, did throw. 
Throz£gA,fromendto end. 

Throw?, to fling. 

Throe, agony. 
Throne, seat of a king. 
Thrown, flung, cast. 

Time, measure of du- 
ration. 

TAyme, a plant. 
Tier, (teer,) a row, a rank 
Tear, water from the eyes. 

Too, likewise. 

To, unto. 

Two, twice one. 
Tow, refuse of flax, 

to draw by a rope. 
Toe, part of the foot. 

Tole, to draw by de 
grees. 

Toll, a tax. 
Tongue, (tung) organ of 

speech. 
Tong, catch of a buckle. 

Tray, a mensil. 

Trey, three at cards or 
dice. 
Tun, a large cask. 
Too, 20 hundred weight 


Vale, a valley. 

Vail, } a covering for 

Veil, 5 the face. 
Vane, a weathercock. 
Vain, meanly proud. 
Vein, a blood vessel. 

Waste, loss. 

Waist, part of the body. 
Wale, rising part in cloth. 
Wail, to sorrow. 

Wait, to tarry. 

Weig&i, heaviness. 
Ware, merchandise. 
Wear, to put on, a dam 
to catch fish in. 

Way, a road. 

Weigh, to poise. 
Week, seven days. 
Weak, not strong. 

Week'ly, every week. 

Weak'ly, feebly. 
Ween, to think. 
Wean, to withdraw from 
any habit. 

WeTH ; er, a male sheep. 

WeaTii' er, state of the 
air. 
Wood, trees. 
WouZd, was willing. 

Ye, plural of (hou. 

Yea, yes. 
You, plural o/thou. 
Yew, a tree. 
Ewe, a female sheep. 


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CHAPTER XXV. 


Words often improperly confounded 
in spelling or pronunciation. 


Ac cept', to take. 
Ex cept', to leave out. 
Ap praise', to set a 

price on. 
Ap prize', to inform. 
Cel' e ry, a species of 

parsley. 
Sal' a ry, stated hire. 
Ciiron' i cal, of long 

duration. 
Ciiron' i cle, a history. 
Coun' cil, an assembly. 
Conn' sei, advice. 
Cur' rant, a fruit. 
Cur' rent, a stream. 
Cur'ri er, a leather dresser. 
Con rier', a messenger. 
Cym' bal, a musical 

instrument. 
Sym' bol, a type. 
Er' rand, a message. 
Er' rant, wandering. 
Ar' rant, vile, wicked. 
Ex' tant, now in being. 
Ex tent', compass of a 
thing. 
Fran' cis, a man's name. 
Fran'ces.a woman's name 
y like 


Ge'ni us, mental power. 
Ge' nus, a class of be- 
ings. 
In ge' ni ous, inventive. 
In gen' u ous, open, can- 
did. 
Ker' nel, the seed of 

fruit. 
Colo' nel, a military 
officer. 
Lay, to place, to quiet. 
Lie, to rest, to recline on 
a bed. 
Lick'er ish, delicate. 
Lie' o rice, a sweet 
root. 
Prac' tice, use, habit. 
Prac ; tise, to use, to do 
habitually. 
Prin'ci pie, first rule. 
Prin' ci pal, chief. 
Proph'e cy, a prediction. 
Proph' e sy,* to predict. 
Tract, a quantity of 
land, a small book. 
Track, a mark left. 
Val' ue, worth, price. 
Val' ley, a vale 
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CHAPTER XXTI. 

Words which agree in orthography, but differ in accent; 
pronunciation, or meaning. 


Ab' stract, an abridgment 
Ab stract', to draw from. 

A buse', ill treatment. 

A bu.se', to treat rudely, 
Ac' cent, force of voice. 
Ac cent/ to place the ac- 
cent. 

At' tri bute, a quality. 

At trib' ute, to ascribe. 
Au' gust, the name of a 

month. 
Au gust', magnificent. 

Cem'ent, what joins 
bodies together. 

Ce ment', to unite. 
Close, compact. 
Close, to unite. 

Com' pact, an agree 
ment. 

Com pact', close, firm. 
Com' pound, a mixture. 
Com pound', to mingle. 

Con' cert, harmony. 

Con cert', to contrive. 
Con' duct, management. 
Con duct', to manage. 

Con' jure, to practise 
enchantment. 

Con jure', to enjoin 
solemnly. 


Con' test, a dispute. 
Con test', to contend. 
Con' tract, an agree- 
ment. 
Con tract', to bargain. 
Con' trast, opposition. 
Con trast', to place in op- 
position. 
Con' vert, a person 

verted. 
Con vert', to change. 
Con' vict, a person con- 
victed. 
Con vict', to prove guilty. 
Cour' te sy, civility, 

respect. 
Courte'sy,actof respect 
made by a woman, 
Cruzse, a small cup. 
Cruise, to sail. 

Des' ert, a wilderness. 
De sert', to forsake. 
Des' sert, the lastcourse 
of an entertainment. 
Dis' count, an allowance. 
Dis count', to deduct. 
En' trance, admission. 
En trance', to put into 
ecstasy. 
Es' cort, a convoy. 
Es cort', to guard. 


Words alike in Orthography, §-c. 1 1 ? 


Ex cuse', an apology. 

Ex cuse', to accept an 
apology. 
Ex'port, a thing exported. 
Ex port 7 , to send abroad. 

Ex' tract, a quotation. 

Ex tract',todrawoutof. 

Fer' ment, inward motioD. 

Fer ment', to have inward 

motion. [curring. 

Fre' quent, often oc- 

Frequent', to visit often 
Gal' lant, brave. 
Gal lant', a beau. 

Grease, fat. 

Grease,to smear with fat 
House, a place of abode. 
House, to shelter. [ed. 

Import, a thingim port- 
ion port', to bring from 
abroad. 
In' crease, augmentation. 
In crease', to make more. 

In' suit, an affront. 

In suit', to affront. 
In val' id, of no force. 
In va lid', (in va leed',) a ( 
disabled person. 

Let, to lease, to permit. 

Let, to hinder. 
Min' ute, sixty seconds. 
Mi nute', small. [head. 

Mouth, aperture in the 

Mouth, to chew. 


Ob'ject, that on which we 

are employed. 
Object', to oppose. 
O'ver throir,destruction. 
O ver throw?', to destroy. 
Pres' ent, a gift. 
Pre sent', to give. 

Prod' uce, product, a- 
mount. [effect. 

Pro duce', to cause, to 
Proj' ect, a scheme. 
Pro ject', to contrive. 
Reb'el, one who rebels. 
Re bel', to oppose. 
Rec' ord, a register. 
Re cord', to register. 
Ref use, the worthless 

part. 
Re fuse', to reject. 
Rise, the act of rising. 
Rise, to move upwards. 
Subject, matter treated 
of; oneunderthedo- 
minion of another. 
Subject', to enslave. 
Tor' ment, pain, anguish. 
Tor ment', to put in pain. 
Trans' port, rapture. 
Trans port', to put in 
an ecstasy. 
Use, the act of employing. 
Use, to employ, 
breath, a garland 
JFreaTH.to interweave. 


! 1 8 Lessons in Poetry. 

I 

A MORNING IN SPRING. 

Lo ! the bright, the rosy morning 

Calls me forth to take the air ; 
Cheerful spring, with smiles returning, 

Ushers in the new-born year. 

Nature, now in all her beauty, 

With her gently-moving tongue. 
Prompts me to the pleasing duty, 

Of a grateful morning song. 

See the early blossoms springing! 

See the jocund lambkins play ! 
Hear the lark and linnet singing, 

Welcome to the new-born day ! 

Vernal music, softly sounding, 

Echoes through the verdant grove : 

Nature now, with life abounding, 
Swells with harmony and love. 

Now the kind refreshing showers, 

Water all the plains around ; 
Springing grass, and painted flowers. 

In the smiling meads abound. 

Now their vernal dress assuming, 

Leafy robes adorn the trees ; 
Odours now, the air perfuming, 

Sweetly swell the gentle breeze. 


Lessons in Poetry, 119 

Praise to thee, thou great Creator ! 

Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue 5 
Join, my soul, with every creature; 

Join the universal song. 

For ten thousand blessings giv'n; 

For the richest gifts bestow'd ; 
Sound his praise through earth and heav'n, 

Sound Jehovah's praise aloud ! 


HEAVENLY WISDOM, 

How happy is the man who hears 
Instruction's warning voice, 

Ai>d who celestial Wisdom makes 
His early, only choice. 

For she has treasures greater far 
Than east or west unfold; 

And her reward is more secure 
Than is the gain of gold. 

In her right hand she holds to view 

A length of happy years ; 
And in her left, the prize of fame 

And honour bright appears. 

She guides the young with innocence. 
In pleasure's path to tread; 

A crown of glory she bestows 
Upon the hoary head. 


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According as her labours rise, 
So her rewards increase ; 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 


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ON EARLY RISING. 


How foolish they who lengthen night. 
And slumber in the morning light ! 
How sweet at early morning's rise, 
To view the glories of the skies, 
And mark with curious eye the sun 
Prepare his radiant course to run ! 
Its fairest form then nature wears, 
And clad in brightest green appears. 
The sprightly lark, with artless lay, 
Proclaims the entrance of the day. 
How sweet to breathe the gale's perfume, 
And feast the eye with nature's bloom ! 
Along the dewy lawn to rove, 
And hear the music of the grove ! 
Nor you, ye delicate and fair, 
Neglect to taste the morning air; 
This will your nerves with vigour brace; 
Improve and heighten every grace; 
Add to your breath a rich perfume ; 
And to your cheeks a fairer bloom ; 
With lustre teach your eyes to glow ; 
And health and cheerfulness bestow. 


Lessons in Reading* 1 2 1 

CRUELTY TO INSECTS CONDEMNED. 
A certain youth indulged himself in the 
cruel entertainment of torturing and killing 
flies. He tore off their wings and legs, and 
then watched wnth pleasure their feeble ef- 
forts to escape him. Sometimes he collect- 
ed a number of them together, and crushed 
them at once to death ; glorying, like many 
a celebrated hero, in the devastation he 
committed. His tutor remonstrated with 
him in vain on this barbarous conduct. He 
could not persuade him to believe that flies 
are capable of pain, and have a right, no less 
than ourselves, to life, liberty, and enjoy- 
ment. The signs of agony, which, when 
tormented, they express, by the quick and va- 
rious contortions of their bodies, he neither 
understood nor regarded. 

The tutor had a microscope ; and he de- 
sired his pupil, one day, to examine a most 
beautiful and surprising animal. "Observe," 
said he, " how it is studded from head to tail 
with black and silver, and its body ail over 
beset with the most curious bristles !' The 
head contains the most lively eyes, encircled 
with silver hairs ; and the trunk consists of 
two parts, folded over each other. The 
whole body is ornamented with plumes and 
decorations, which surpass all the luxuries of 
dress, in the courts of the greatest princes.' 5 
Pleased and astonished with what he saw, 
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122 Lessons in Reading. 

the youth was impatient to know the name 
and properties of the wonderful animal. It 
was withdrawn from the magnifier; and when 
offered to his naked eye, proved to be a poor 
fly, which had been the victim of his wanton 
cruelty. 


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HEALTH. 

Who is she that with graceful steps, and 
with lively air, trips over yonder plain ? 

The rose blushes on her cheeks ; th£ 
sweetness of the morning breathes from her 
lips ; joy tempered with innocence and mod- 
esty, sparkles in her eyes ; and the cheerful- 
ness of her heart appears in all her move- 
ments. Her name is Health : she is the 
daughter of Exercise and Temperance. 
Their sons inhabit the mountain and the 
plain. They are brave, active, and lovely, 
and partake of all the beauties and virtues 
of their sister. Vigour strings their nerves, 
strength dwells in their bones, and labour is 
their delight all the day long. The employ- 
ments of their father excite their appetites; 
and the repasts of their mother refresh them. 
To combat the passions, is their delight ; to 
conquer evil habits, their . glory. Their 
pleasures are moderate ; and therefore they 
endure ; their repose is short, but sound and 
undisturbed. Their blood is pure ; their 
minds are serene ; and the physician does 
not find the way to their habitations. 



CHARITY. 

Happy is the man who has sown in his 
breast the seeds of charity and love ! From 
the fountain of his heart rise rivers of good- 
ness ; and the streams overflow for the ben- 
efit of mankind. He assists the poor in their 
trouble ! he rejoices in promoting the wel- 
fare of all men. He does not harshly cen- 
sure his neighbour j he believes not the tales 
of envy and malevolence, nor repeats their 
slanders. He forgives the injuries of men ; he 
wipes them from his remembrance : revenge 
and malice have no place in his heart. For 
evil he returns not evi! : he hates not even 
his enemies, but requites their injustice with 
friendly admonition. The griefs and anx- 
ieties of men excite his compassion ; he en- 
. deavours' to alleviate the weight of their 
misfortunes -, and the pleasure of success re- 


124 Lessons in Reading. 


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wards his labour. He calms the fury> he 
heals the quarrels of angry men ; and pre- 
vents the mischiefs of strife and animosity. 
He promotes in his neighbourhood peace 
and good will ; and his name is repeated 
with praiseand benedictions. 


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ON A^GER. 


Before you give way to anger, try to find a 
reason for not being angry. To be angry is 
to punish yourself for the faults of others. 
If a w r ord, dropped by chance from your 
friend, give you offence,, avoid a hasty reply, 
and beware of telling the cause of your an- 
ger to those persons whom you meet. When 
you are cool, it will vanish, and leave no tra- 
ces behind it. Wrath kindles wrath ; make 
it a constant rule, therefore, never to speak 
a single word while you are angry. 

Never indulge revenge to your own hurt. 
The sharpest revenge is to despise the af- 
front ; it will then return on him who has giv- 
en the offence, and torment him with the 
sting of remorse. If those who hate you 
can put you to pain, it will give them fresh 
vigour : on this account, do not expose your 
weak side to them, nor show them whither 
to direct a second blow. 


Lessons in Reading. 128 


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TO A BOY; 
On confining a Bird in a Cage. 

Richard, what greater punishment 
Could I inflict, my boy, on thee ; 

And tell me what would grieve thee more,, 
Than thus to lose thy liberty. 

Yet thou canst take a savage joy 
To view thy captive's fond desires ; 

Thou canst with unrelenting heart, 
Behold him beat against the wires. 

See, he extends his fluttering wings, 
His bloody beak, does now implore. 

He prays thee in the softest notes 
To let him go, nor pain him more. 

Confinement thou could'st never bear 
With patience for a single hour; 

How canst thou then, unthinking boy. 
Thus torture those within thy power ? 

Remember, that c )rporeal pain 
Each bird, each animal can feel ; 

Though power of language is denied 
Their suffering torments to reveal. 

So now, my child, attend my prayer, 
And set thy fluttering captive free ; 

That if thou e'er shouldst be confined^ 
i may restore thy liberty. 
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126 Heading Lessons. 

GOD IS OUR FATHER. 

The mother loves her little child; she 
brings it up in her arms •, she nourishes its 
body with food ; she feeds its mind with 
knowledge; if it is sick, she nurses it with 
tender love ; she watches over it when it is 
asleep ; she forgets it not for a moment ; she 
rejoices daily in its growth. 

But who is the parent of the mother? 
Who nourishes her with good things, and 
watches over her with tender love, and re- 
members her every moment? Whose arms 
are about her to guard her from harm ? 
And if she is sick, who shall heal her? 

God is the parent of the mother ; He is 
the parent of all, for He created all. All the 
men and all the women, who are alive in the 
wide world, are His children ; He loveth 
all and is good to all. 


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PROVIDENCE. 


" I have been thrown from my pony," said 
a little boy to his father : " but by chance I 
am not hurt." " lam glad to hear of your 
safe escape, my dear child, but you ought to 
ascribe it to Providence. Chance is blind, 
and cannot protect us ; Providence watches 
overall." 


Heading Lessons. 127 

" Look round on Nature — on those things 
most obvious to your senses — on plants, 
trees, animals, and even yourself: lift your 
eyes to Heaven — see the beautiful regularity 
of the planetary orbs, the return of day and 
night, and the revolution of seasons ; then 
reflect — can these things be the effect of 
Chance ? No ! A Supreme Power rules and 
directs the order of the universe, and holds 
the chain of events. Learn to acknowledge 
this great and good Being in every thing that 
befals you. Pay him the homage of grateful 
praise for his benefits ; adore his unsearcha- 
ble wisdom when he afflicts ; and repose a 
humble confidence in his mercy and protec- 
tion, amidst the various ills that beset the 
path of human life. Extend your views be- 
yond the present scene to permanent posses- 
sions and pure pleasures ; and entitle your- 
self to their enjoyment, by studying to obey 
the will of Him who placed you here. Look 
up to his superintending Providence for every 
blessing you would wish to receive, and for 
security from every danger you are anxious to 
avoid; and scorn to be indebted to Chance 
for what you really owe to your Father and 
your God." 


128 Of the Letters. 

CHAPTER XXVII. 
Of the "Letters. 

" Orthography teaches the nature and powers of 
letters, and the just method of spelling words. 

A letter is the first principle, or least part of a 
word. 

The letters of the English language, called the 
English Alphabet, are twenty-six in namber. 

The letters are the representatives of certain ar- 
ticulate sounds, the elements of the language. An 
articulate sound, is the sound of the human voice 
formed by the organs of speech. 

Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. 

A vowel is an articulate sound, that can be per- 
fectly uttered by itself: as, a, e, o ; which are 
formed without the help of any other sound. 

A consonant is an articulate sound, which can- 
not be perfectly uttered without the help of a vow- 
el ; as, 6, c/,/, I ; which require vowels to express 
them fully. 

The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes it, 
and y. 

JFand y are consonants when they begin a word 
or syllable : but in every other situation they are 
vowels. 

The consonants are divided into mutes and semi- 
vowels. 

The mutes cannot be sounded at all without the 
aid of a vowel. They are b, p. t, d, fc, and c and g 
hard. 

The semi-vowels have an imperfect sound of 
themselves. They are, /, /, m, n, ?*, i\ s, x, z, and 
c, and g soft. 


Sounds of the Consonants. 129 

Four of the serai-vowels, namely, I, m, n, r, are 
also distinguished by the name of liquids, from 
their readily uniting with other consonants, and 
flowing; as it were into their sounds." 


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CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Sounds of the Consonants. 
B. 

Bhas one sound: as ia baker. When followed 
by t or preceded by m in the same syllable it is gen- 
erally silent : as in debt, plumb. « 

a 

C has two regular sounds, hard and soft : hard 
like k, before a, o, u, I, and r ; as in card, cord, 
curd, clay, crawl : soft like s before e, i, and y ; as 
in cedar, city, cymbal. Besides these, it sounds like 
z in a few words ; as sacrifice, discern. And when 
followed by i and e before a vowel, it slides into 
the sound of sh; as in ocean, social. 
CH. 

CH have three sounds : 1st. like tch, as in cheese ; 
2d. like k, as in cuord ; 3d. like sh, as in chaise. 
D. 

D has two sounds : its proper sound, as in dress, 
bold ; and the sound ofj, as in soldier. The ver- 
bal termination ed, when not preceded by d or t, is 
generally sounded like t ; as stuffed, hissed, pro- 
nounced stuft, hist ; except in solemn style, and in 
some cases where the word is an adjective, as " a 
learned man." 

F. 

Fhas one sound, as in life, fever ; except in of, 
where it has the sound of v. It is never silent 


130 Sounds of the Consonants. 

G. 

G has two sounds, hard and soft : hard as in 
game, gone ; soft, as in gem, giant. It always 
souods hard before a, o, u, I, and r ; and is some- 
times hard, and sometimes soft, before e, i, and y. 
It is silent before n, in the same syllable. 
GH. 
GH are sounded like/, as in laugh, cough; or 
are silent, as in bough, •plough. 
H 
H has one sound, as in hat, horse. 

J. 
J has one sound, that of soft g- ; as in joy. Ex- 
cept hallelujah, where it sounds like 2/. It is never 
silent. 

K. 
K has one sound, as in king.** It is silent before 
n, as in knife. - ' 

* L. 
L has one sound, as in love, billow. It is doubled 
at the end of monosyllables. 
M. 
M has one sound as in murmur ; and is never 
silent. 

N. 
N has one sound as in name. When it ends a 
syllable preceded by m it is silent. 
P. 
P has one sound, as in pond. 

PH. 
PH sounds like/, as in phantom ; or ars silent, 
as in phthisic ; except in Stephen, where they sound 
like v. 


Sounds of the Conso nants. 1 3 1 

Q. 

Q is always followed by u: they sound like k, 
as in antique , liquor ; or like kw, as in question, 
quadrant ; and are never silent. 
R> 

R has o&e sound, as in river, rage ; and is 
never silent. 

S. 

S has two regular sounds, hard or sharp, and soft 

or flat : sharp, as in sister, sun ; soft, as in was, 

rose. It also sometimes sounds like sh; as in sugar, 

dimension ; and like zk : as in pleasure, evasion. 

T. 

T has three sounds : 1st. its proper sound, as in 
tattle ; 2d. jvhen followed by u with the accent on 
the syllable immediately preceding, it sounds like 
tch : as in nature, virtue ; 3d. when followed by i 
before another vowel it sounds like sh : as in na- 
tion, portion ; except when preceded by s, or x, in 
which case tt sounds like tch : as in christian, mix- 
tion. 

V. 

V has om sound, as in value. It is silent in 
sevennis;ht only. 

, w. 

W, whena consonant, has nearly the sound of 
oo, as in watir. 

X. 

X has two regular sounds, sharp and flat : sharp 
like ks, as in exercise, excellent ; flat like gz, as in 
example, eximine. It also sounds like z at the be- 
ginning of words : as in Xerxes; ; and is never 

silent, 


132 Diphthongs and Triphthongs, 

F, when a consonant, has nearly the sound of €«, 
as in youth, 

Z. 
Z has one sound : as in zone, bronze. ' 


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CHAPTER XXIX. 

Diphthongs and Triphthongs. 

" A diphthong is the union of two towels, pro- 
nounced by a single impulse of t^e voice : as ea 
in beat, ou in sound. 

A proper^ diphthong is that in which both the 
vowels are sounded : as, oi in voice, m in ounce* 

An improper diphthong has but one of the vow- 
els sounded : as, ea in eagle, oa in boat, 

A triphthong is the union of three vowels, pro- 
nounced by a single impulse of the voice : as earn, 
in beau, iew in view. 

SYLLABLES, 

A syllable is a sound, either simple or compound 
pronounced by a single impulse of the voice, and 
constituting a word, or a part of a wonl : as a, aw^ 
ant. 

Spelling is the art of rightly dividing words int® 
their syllables, or of expressing a word by its propes 
letters. 

WORDS. 

Words are articulate sounds, used by commca 
consent, as signs of our ideas. 

A word of one syllable is termed a Monosyllable ; 
a word of two syllables, a Dissyllable ; a word of 


Rules for Spelling. IS3 

three syllables, a Trisyllable; a word of four or 
more syllables, a Polysyllable." 

Aii words are either primitive, derivative, or 
compound. 

" A primitive word is one which cannot be re- 
duced to any simpler word in the language : as 
man, good, content. 

A derivative word is one which may be reduced 
to another word in English of greater simplicity : 
as m'inful, goodness, contentment" 

A compound word is formed of two or more 
words : as penknife, teacup, Yorkshire. 

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CHAPTER XXX. 

Rules for Spelling. 

" Rule 1. Monosyllables ending with/, I, or s, 
preceded by a single vowel, double the final con- 
sonant: as, staff, mill, pass. The only exceptions 
are, of, if, as, is, has, gas, was, pus, yes, his, this, %s 
and thus. 

Rule % Monosyllables ending with any conso- 
nant but/, /, or s, and preceded by a single vowel, 
seldom double the final consonant. Exceptions : 
add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, burr, purr, 
and buzz. 

Rale 3. Words ending with y, preceded by a 

consonant, form the plurals of nouns, the persons of 

verbs, verbal nouns, past participles, comparatives 

and superlatives, by changing y into i : as, spy, 

12 


i34 links for Spelling. 

spies ; I carry, thou carriest, he carries ; carrier 1 , 
carried ; happy, happier, happiest. 

The present participle in ing, retains the y 9 that i 
may not be doubled ; as, carry, carrying ; bury* 
burying. 

But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances as 
the above, is not changed ; as, boy, boys ; cloy, 
cloyed ; except in lay, pay, say, from which are 
formed, laid, paid, said. 

Rule 4. Words ending with y, preceded by a 
consonant, upon assuming an additional syllable 
beginning with a consonant, commonly change y 
into i; as, happy, happily, happiness. But when 
y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely changed : 
as, boy, boyish, boyhood ; joy, joyless, joyful. 

Rule 5. Monosyllables, and words accented on 
the last syllable, ending with a single consonant, 
preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, 
when they take another syllable beginning with a 
vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; begin, be- 
ginner, beginning. 

But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is on 
the preceding syllable, the consonant remains single: 
as, toil, toiling ; offer, offering ; maid, maiden. 

Rule 6. Words ending with any double letter 
but I, and taking ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, 
preserve the letter double ; as, harmlessness, care- 
lessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, distressful. 
But those words which end with double /, and take 
ness, less, ly, or ful after them, generally omit one / ; \ 
as, fulness, skilless, fully, skilful. 

Rule 7. J\Tess 9 less, ly, audi ful, added to words 
ending with silent e, do not cut it off; as, paleness, 


Accent. 135 

guileness, closely, peaceful ; except in a few words; 
as, duly, truly, awful. 

Rule 8. Ment, joined to words ending with 
silent e, generally preserves the e from elision : as, 
abatement, chastisement, incitement The words 
judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment, are devia- 
tions from the rule. 

Like other, terminations, ment canges y into i, 
when preceded by a consonant ; as, accompany, 
accompaniment ; merry, merriment 

Rule 9. Able and ible, when incorporated into 
words ending with silent e, usually cut it off: as, 
blame, blamable ; cure, curable ; sense, sensible. 
But if c, or g soft comes before e in the original 
word, the e is preserved : as, change, changeable; 
peace, peaceable. 

Rule 10. When ing or ish is added to words 
ending with silent e, the e is usually omitted : as, 
place, placing ; lodge, lodging ; slave, slavish. 


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CHAPTER XXXI, 

Accent. 

" Accent is the laying of a peculiar stress of 
voice, on a certain letter or syllable of a word, that 
it may be better heard than the rest, or distin- 
guished from them : as in the word presume, the 
stress of voice must be on the letter u, and second 
syllable mm?" 


136 Emphasis. . . . Inflections of the Voice* 
Emphasis, 

Emphasis is a strong and full sound of voice, by 
which we distinguish some word or words on 
which we design to lay particular stress, in order to 
convey the true meaning of the sentence. 

Inflections of the Voice. 

" The inflection of the voice is that upward, or 
do-wnward slide which the voice makes when the 
pronunciation of a word is finishing ; and which 
may therefore not improperly be called the rising, 
and the falling inflection." 

The rising inflection is that modulation of the 
voice, usually called an elevation, and sometimes 
the suspending pause ; and which is to be heard in 
a correct pronunciation of the final syllable of the 
word earnest in the following example : " Are you 
in earnest P* 

The falling inflection is that modulation of the 
voice called a depression, a cadence, or closing 
pause ; and is to be heard in pronouncing the final 
word of this example : " I am in earnest.'* 


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CHAPTER XXXII. 

Punctuation. 

Punctuation is the art of dividing a written com- 
position into sentences, and parts of sentences, by 
points or stops, for the purpose of marking the 
different pauses, and, in some measure, pointing out 
the inflections of the voice, which the sense, and an 
accurate pronunciation require* 


Punctuation. 1 37 

The principal points are, 
The Comma , 

The Semicolon ; 

The Colon : 

The Period 

The Interrogation point ? 
The Exclamation point ! 
The Parenthesis () 

The Dash — 

The Comma is a pause in reading until you may 
count one ;* and usually requires the rising inflec- 
tion of the voice. 

The Semicolon is a pause until you may count 
two ; and should have sometimes the rising, and 
sometimes the falling inflection, as the sense or har- 
mony requires. If the sense be perfect, the falling 
inflection should generally be adopted • if imperfect, 
the rising. 

The Colon is a pause until you may count three; 
and requires the falling inflection of the voice, ex- 
cept in comparative sentences. 

The Period is a pause until you may count four ; 
and commonly requires the falling inflection. 

* The quantity or duration of each pause cannot be 
exactly defined. Grave and solemn compositions, and 
those containing long periods, require longer pauses than 
those which are written in familiar language, or broken 
into short periods. Persons who are reading to a large 
auditory must make longer pauses than when a few 
persons only are in hearing. And a judicious reader 
will frequently make pauses in reading, where none are 
marked in printing. Although no precise rules can be 
given for the length of the pauses, yet the practice of de- 
fining the duration with numeral adjectives is sufficiently 
exact for common use. 
12* 


138 Punctuation. 

The Interrogation Point shows that a question is 
asked : as, " What do you see V* It usually re- 
quires a pause long enough to count four ; and the 
rising inflection of the voice, unless the question be 
asked with an interrogative word ; such as, who, 
which, what, when, how, where; in this case it re- 
quires the falling inflection. 

The Exclamation Point is used to denote some 
passion or emotion ; as, wonder, surprise, admira- 
tion, &c. The length of the pause, and the inflec- 
tion of the voice, must be governed by the sense. 

The Parenthesis includes a part of a sentence, 
which may be omitted without injuring the sense, 
and must be read in a quicker and lower tone than 
the rest. The pause and inflection of voice at the 
end of the parenthesis, should be the same as are 
required by the word immediately preceding it. 

The Dash, when used alone, denotes a sudden 
pause, or unexpected change in the subject, and is 
to be treated much like a comma ; where used with 
any other point it lengthens the pause. 

Besides these, there are other characters used in 
writing, viz. 

An Accent (') shows the stress of voice in pro- 
nouncing a word to be on that syllable, over or im- 
mediately after which it is placed. Some writers 
make use of two accents, the grave ( v ) and the 
acute ('). The grave is applied to long syllables; 
the acute, to short. 

The grave accent is also used to denote the mid- 
dle or grave sound of the vowel a. 

The acute accent is also used to denote the ir- 
regular sounds of a 9 e, i> and o, which correspond 
with short u. 


Punctuation. 1 39 

A Breye ( v ) shows that the vowel over which it 
is placed sounds short. 

A Hyphen (-) is used to connect compound 
words, and parts of words at the ends of lines. The 
same mark placed oyer a vowel, denotes that it 
sounds long. 

A Circumflex (") placed over a vowel, denotes 
the broad sound of a, and the middle sound of o, 
and u. 

A Diaeresis (••) is placed over the last of two 
vowels, that would otherwise make a diphthong, 
and parts them into two syllables; as, Raphael, 
Creator. 

Brackets, [], and sometimes the Parenthesis, are 
used to include words that explain a foregoing word 
or sentence. 

A Quotation (" ") includes a passage, transcribed 
from another author. The passage has two in- 
verted commas at the beginning, and two direct 
ones at the end of it. 

An Apostrophe ('J is the sign of the possessive 
case ; and likewise denotes the omission of a letter: 
as, John's book ; lov'd for loved. 

A Caret (a) shows where to bring in what was 
omitted through mistake. It is never used in print- 
ing. 

An Ellipsis ( or - - - -) shows that some 

letter in a word, or some words in a sentence, are 
intentionally omitted ; as, k — g for king. 

An Index or Hand (£f") points to something 
that requires particular attention. 

A Paragraph (*L) denotes the beginning of anew 
subject; it is chiefly used in the Bible. 


140 Capitals. 

A Section '(§) is used to divide a chapter into 
less parts. 

A Brace ) is used to connect several lines with 
one common term ; and in poetry it is used at the 
end of a triplet of three lines. 

An Asterisk ( # ), Obelisk (f), Double Obelisk 
(+), Parallels (||), Section (§), and letters and fig- 
ures, are used as references to notes at the bottom 
of the page. 


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CHAPTER XXXIII. 
Capitals. 

The following words should begin with capitals : 
1. The first word of every book, chapter, letter, 
note, bill, receipt, or any other piece of writing, 

% The first word after a period ; and, if two 
sentences are totally independent, after the interro- 
gation or exclamation. 

3. The names and titles of the Deity. 

4. Names of persons, places, ships,rivers, moun- 
tains, titles, professions, &c. 

5. Adjectives derived from the names of places ; 
as, English, Spanish. 

6. The first word of every line in poetry. 

7. The principal word in the titles of books. 

8. The pronoun I, and the interjection O. 

9. Words of particular importance ; as, the 
^Revolution, the Reformation. 

10. The names or the months, and the days of 
the week : as January, February, Sunday, Monday. 


Abbreviations. 


141 


CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Abbreviations used in Writing and 
Printing;. 


A. or ans. Answer. 

Cr. Credit. 

A. A. S. Fellow of the 

C. S. Court of Sessions. 

American Academy of 

Cwt. Hundred weight. 

Arts and Sciences. 

Dan. Daniel. 

A. B. or B. A. Bachelor of 

d. a penny. 

Abp. Archbiihop. [Arts. 

D. D. Doctor of Divinity. 

Acct. Account. [Lord, 

Dec. December. 

A. D. In the year of our 

Del. Delaware. 

Admr. Administrator. 

Dep. Deputy 

A. M. or M. A. Master of 

Deut. Deuteronomy. 

Arts. 

Do. or Ditto. The same. 

A. M. In the year of the 

Dolls, or $. Dollars. 

World. Before noon. 

Doz. Dozen. 

Apr. April. 

Doct. or Dr. Doctor. 

Aug. August. 

Dr. Doctor. Debtor. 

Bar. or bbl. Barrel. 

dr. Drams. 

Bart. Baronet. 

Dwt. or dwt. Pennyweight. 

Benj. Benjamin. 

E. East. 

B. C. Before Christ. 

Eben. Ebenezer. 

B. D. Bachelor of Divinity. 

Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 

Bp. Bishop. 

Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus. 

B. V. Blessed Virgin. 

Ed. Edition. Editor. 

Capt. Captain. 

E. g. or e. g. For example. 

C. or cent a hundred. 

Ep. Epistle. 

Cant. Canticles. 

Eph. Ephesians. 

C. C. County Court. 

Eng. English. England. 

C. C. P. Court of Common 

Esq. Esquire. 

Pleas. 

Ex. Example. Exodus 

Ch. or Chap. Chapter. 

Exr. Executor. 

Chron Chronicles. 

F. A. S. Fellow of the An- 

Co. Company* County. 

tiquarian Society. 

Col. Colonel. Colossians. 

F. R. S. Fellow of the 

Com. Commodore. 

Royal Society. 

Corari Commissioner' 

Feb. February. 

Con. Connecticut. 

Fol. Folio. 

Cor. Corinthians. 

Fur. Furlong. 


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Abbreviations. 


Gal. Galatians. Gallon. 

Geo. George. Georgia. 

Gen. Genesis. General. 

Gent. Gentleman. 

Gov. Govemour. 

G. R. George the King. 

grs. grains. 

Heb. Hebrews. 

Hhd. Hogshead. 

Hon. Honourable. 

bund, hundred. 

lb. or Tbid. or Ibidem* In 

the samp place, 
Id. or Idem. The same. 
i. e. that is* 
Isa. Isaiah. 
Jan. Jar.oary. 
'Jer. Jeremiah. 
Jno. John. 
Jona. Jonathan, 
Jos. Joseph. 
Josh. Joshua. 
Jun. or Jr. Junior. 
Jus. Pac. Justice of the 


Month. 

Master, (pron. Mister.) 
Missis,) 


N.B. 


Peace, 
K. King. 

Ken. or Ky. Kentucky. 
Km. Kingdom. 
Kct. or Kt. Knight. 
Lev. Leviticus. 
Lib. a book. 
£\ a pound in money,. 
lb. a pound in weight. 
Lieut, or Lt. Lieutenant 
LL. D, Doctor of Laws. 
L. S. Place of the Seal. 
Maj. Major. 
Mar. March. 
Mass. or Ms. Massachusetts. 
Matt. Matthew. 
M. B. Bachelor of Physic. 
M. D. Doctor of Physic. 
Md. Maryland. 
Me. Maine. 
Messrs. Gentlemen. Sirs. 


Mo, 

Mr. 

Mrs. Mistress. *( n 

MS. Manuscript. 

MSS. Manuscripts. 

N. Note. North. 

Nath. Nathaniel. 

Take Notice. 
New Brunswick. 
North Carolina. 
New England. 
North East. 
New Hampshire. 
New Jersey. 
Number. 
November. 
New Style, 
Nova Scotia. 
New Testament, 
Northwest. 
Numbers. 
New York. 
Objection, 
Obedient. 
October. 
Old Style. 
Ounce, 
page, 
pages 


No. 

Nov, 
N. S. 

N. T. 

N. W 

Num. 

N. Y. 

Obj. 

Obt. 

Oct. 

O.S. 

Oz. 

p. 

PP 

Per cent. By the hundred, 
Penn. or Pa. Pennsylvania, 
P. M. Afternoon. 

Post Master. 
P.M.G. PostMaster General. 
Prof. Professor. 
Pres. President. 
P. S. Postscript. 
Ps. Psalm. 
Q. Question. Queen, 
q. farthing. 

q. d. as if he should say. 
q. 1. as much as you please, 
q. s. a sufficient quantity, 
qr. quarter of a Cwt, 
qt. quart. 


Abbreviations* 


Ul 


Rev. Revelation. Reverend. 

Regr. Register. 

R. I. Rhode Island. 

Robt. Robert. 

Rt. Hon. Right Honourable, 

Rt. Rev. Right Reverend. 

S. or s. shilling. 

S. South. 

St. Saint. 

Sam. Samuel. 

Sept. September. 

Servt. Servant. 

S. C. South Carolina. 

Supreme Court. 

Superior Court. 
S. E. Southeast. 
S. H. S. Fellow of the His- 
torical Society. 
S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity. 
S.T. P. Professor of Divinity 
fs. To wit. Namely. 
S. W. Southwest. 
S. J. C. Supreme Judicial 

Court. 
T. Ton. 
Ten. Tennessee. 
Theo. Theophilus. 
Thess. Thessalonians. 


Tho. Thomas. 

U. C. Year of Rome* 

Ult. The last. 

U. S. United States. 

U. S* A. United States of 
America. 

v. orver. verse. 

v. or vide. See. 

Vir. or Va. Virginia. 

Viz. To wit. Namely* 

Vol. Volume. 

Vols. Volumes. 

Ver. or Vt. Vermont* 

W. West. 

W. I. West India. 
West Indies. 

Wm. William. 
Yd. Yard. 
Yds. Yards. 
&. and. 

&c. and so forth* 
4to. quarto. 
8vo. Octavo. 
12mo. Duodecimo 
1st. first. 
2d. second. 
3d. third. 
4th. fourth, 




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Names of the Months, with the num- 
ber of Days. 


January 31 
February 28 
March 31 
April 30 

May 31 

June SO 


July 

SI 

August 

31 

September 

30 

October 

31 

November 

30 

December 

m 


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Figures and Numbers, 


CHAPTER XXXV. 

Figures and Numbers. 


"igures. 

Numbers. 

Names. 

Numerical Adjectives. 

1 

I 

One 

first 

2 

II 

Two 

second 

3 

III 

Three 

third 

4 

IV 

Four 

fourth 

5 

V 

Five 

fifth 

6 

VI 

Six 

sixth 

7 

VII 

Seven 

seventh 

8 

VIII 

Eight 

eighth 

9 

IX 

Nine 

ninth 

10 

X 

Ten 

tenth 

11 

XI 

Eleven 

eleventh 

12 

XII 

Twelve 

twelfth 

13 

XIII 

Thirteen 

thirteenth 

14 

XIV 

Fourteen 

fourteenth 

15 

XV 

Fifteen 

fifteenth 

16 

XVI 

Sixteen 

sixteenth 

17 

XVII 

Seventeen 

seventeenth 

18 

XVIII 

Eighteen 

eighteenth 

19 

xtx 

Nineteen 

nineteenth 

20 

XX 

Twenty 

twentieth 

30 

XXX 

Thirty 

thirtieth 

40 

XL 

Forty 

fortieth 

50 

L 

Fifty 

fiftieth 

60 

LX 

Sixty 

sixtieth 

70 

LXX 

Seventy 

seventieth 

80 

LXXX 

Eighty 

eightieth 

90 

xc 

Ninety 

ninetieth 

100 

c 

One hundred 

one hundredth 

200 

cc 

Two hundred 

two hundredth 

300 

ccc 

Three hundred 

three hundredth 

400 

cccc 

Four hundred 

four hundredth 

500 

D 

Five hundred • 

five hundredth 

600 

DC 

Six hundred 

six hundredth 

700 

DCC 

Seven hundred 

seven hundredth 

800 

DCCC 

Eight hundred 

eight hundredth 

900 

DCCCC Nine hundred 

nine hundredth 

1000 

M 

One thousand 

one thousandth 


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Questions for Examination, 

ON CHAPTER 1. 


What are the sounds of a ? 

„ „ ofe? 

,, „ of i ? 

„ „ ofo? 

„ „ ofu? 

What are the combined sounds of oi and oy ? 

„ „ „ of ou and ow? 

What sofrnd has the diphthong at? 


What irregular sounds has a ? 
„ „ hase? 

„ „ has i ? 

„ „ has o? 

„ „ has g? 


What sounds has 

55 

AM? 

What sound has 

55 

aw? 

What sound has 

55 

ay? 

What sounds has 

)5 

ea? 

What sound has 

J* 

ee? 

What sounds has 


■ ei? 

What sound has 

55 

ew? 

What sounds has 


ie? 

What sound has 

55 

oa 9 

What sound has 

55 

oe? 

What sounds has 

55 

OQ? 

What are the sounds of c ? 


55 55 

of ch ? 


5> 55 

of d? 


" " 

Of £? 


Wnat is the sound 

of #A ? 


55 55 

of »A ? 


What are the sounds of s f 


>) >> 

of t? 


55 *5 

of *A ? 


5* 55 

of z? 


ON 

CHAPTER 2 


27, 

What does orthography teach L 

Whatisaletter? 

How many letters in the Alphabet } 

Of what are letters the representative! } 

What is an articulate sound } 

How are letters divided ? 

What is a vowel ? 

What is a consonant 

13 .. , 


1 46 Questions/or Examination. 

Which letters are the vowels ? 

Why is a a vowel ? Ans. Because it can be pronounced 
without the help of any other letter. 

"Why is b a consonant ? Ans. Because it cannot be pro«- 
nounced without the help of a vowel. 

Which vowel is used in pronouncing b ? Ans. e. 

Is it placed before, or after the b } Ans. After it* 

When are w and y consonants ? 

What is w in the word wall ? Ans, A consonant. 

How is it known to be a consonant ? 
Ans. By its beginning a word. 

What is w in the word new ? Ans. A vowel. 

How is it known to be a vowel ? Aus. By its not begin- 
ning a word.f 

What are the consonants divided into ? 

Which are the mutes ? 

Which are the semi- vowels ? 

Which of of the semi-vowels are called liquids? Why ? 

ON CHAP. 28. 

How many sounds has B?% 

How are GH sounded ? 

How are PH sounded ? 

What is said of Q ? 

What sound has TV when a consonant } 

What sound has V when a consonant ? 

ON CHAP, 29. 

What is a diphthong ? 

What is a proper diphthong ? 

What is an improper diphthong? 

Is there a diphthong in the word noise ?§ 

* Similar questions concerning other letters should be ask- 
ed, and care taken to point out to the pupil particularly how 
the vowels and consonants are formed by the organs of speech. 
It is very easy to do this, and very necessary it should be 
done. 

t Similar questions should be asked concerning y. 

;£ This question may be applied to each of the consonants, 
varying the last letter, except those which are inserted. 

^ Trie judicious teacher will see that this, and many of the 
questions on the 29M chapter, are designed as examplcsfor 
the formation of others, which should be repealed and varied 
until the scholar thoroughly understand the subject. 


Questions for Examination. 147 

Which letters are the diphthong? Ans. oi. 

Is it proper, or improper ? Ans. Proper. 

Why is it proper? Ans. Because both vowels are sounded. 

Is there a diphthong; in the word grain ? 

Which letters are the diphthong ? Ans. at. 

Is it proper or improper ? Ans. Improper. 

Why is it improper ? Ans. Because but one vowel is sounded. 

"What is a triphthong ? 

Is there a triphthong in the word adieu ? 

Which lettersare the triphthong? Ans. ieu. 

Which of them is sounded ? 

What is a syllable ? 

What is spelling? 

What are words? 

What is a word of one syllable termed ? 

What is a word of two ? 

W r hat is a word of three ? 

What is a word of four or more ? 

What sort of a word is table ? Ans. A dissyllable. 

Why is it called a dissyllable ? Ans. Because it has two 

syllables. 
What sort of a word is orthography ? Ans. A polysyllable. 
Why is it called a polysyllable ? Ans. Because it has four 

syllables. 
How many kinds of words are there ? 
What is a primitive word ? 
What is a derivative word ? 
What is a compound word ? 
What sort of a word is amount? Ans. Primitive. 
What sort of word is distinguishing ? Ans. Derivative. 
From what is it derived ? Ans. From distinguish. 
What sort of a word is inkstand ? Ans. A compound word. 
Of what is it formed ? Ans. Of ink and stand. 

ON CHAP. 31. 
What is Accent ? 

Which syllable of the word grammar is accented ? 
What is Emphasis ? 
What is Inflection of the voice ? 
What is the rising inflection ? 
What is the falling inflection ? 

ON CHAP. 32. 
What is Punctuation ? 
What are the principal points ? 
What is the Comma ? 
What is the Semicolon ? 


148 Lessons in Reading. 


What is the Colon ? What is the Period I 

What does the Interrogation point show ? 

How is the Exclamation point used ? 

What does the Parenthesis include r 

What pause and inflection of voice are required by the 

Parenthesis ? 
Wnat does the Dash denote ? 
What is an accent } 
Huw many accents are used ? 
To what syllables is the grave accent applied ? 
To what is the acute applied ? 
What is the grave accent also used to denote ? 
What is the acute also used to denote ? 
What does a Breve show ? 
How is a Hyphen used ? 
What does a Circumflex denote ? 
How is a Diaeresis placed ? 
How are Brackets used ? 
What does a Quotation include ? 
What is an Apostrophe ? 
What does a Caret show ? 
What does an Ellipsis show ? 
What does an Index point to ? 
What does a Paragraph denote ? 
How is a Section used ? How is a Brace used ? 

For what are the Asterisk, Obelisk, &c. used ? 


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HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORKS 
OF THE CREATOR. 

To thee, O Lord ! from whom proceed- 
eth every blessing, and who dispensest them 
so bountifully, to thee belong glory, honour, 
and thanksgiving. Thou nearest the cry of 
the young raven, and takest pleasure in the 
song of the lark ; vouchsafe to listen to my 
voice also, and accept the tribute of praise 
due to thee. The least of the creatures 
formed by thy hand proclaims thy wisdom. 
The traces of thy goodness and power are 
seen from one end of the year to the other, 


Lessons in Reading. 149 

and are continually renewing. With paren- 
tal tenderness thou providest for our neces- 
sities, and givest to men and animals their 
proper food. It is in the hope of thy bless- 
ing that the farmer sows his corn : it is thou 
who makest the seed fruitful. Thou water- 
estthe furrows of the fields. Thou clothest 
the meadow, the valley, and the plain with 
flowers and herbage, with trees and groves. 
Thou orderest the cool and refreshing dew 
to moisten our gardens and fields, and to 
shed on them fertility and abundance. The 
barren and dry soil thou waterest with gen- 
tle rains. The cold and wet places thou 
warmest with the rays of the sun. The 
weather and the seasons thou orderest in 
wisdom, ar\d in the manner most beneficial 
to mankind. Thou coverest our fields with 
rich harvests, and the wings of the wind 
support the waving corn. Thou adornest 
the tops of barren rocks with grapes. Thou 
dressest our pasture with clover ; and, by 
tfchy command, the fountains and streams wa- 
ter the thirsty animals. Thou causest the 
tree to take root and it prospers. A quick- 
ening sap circulates through its trunk, and 
gives it force to branch out with leaves and 
blossoms ; while the abundance of fruit, un- 
der which the boughs bend, proves the pleas- 
ure which thou hast in doing good. We, 
therefore, glorify thee, our Creator, our 
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1 50 Lessons in Reading. 

Benefactor ! We bless thy holy name ! All 
thy works are good, and great, and wonder- 
ful* We rejoice in thy goodness. 


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CATERPILLARS. 

Caterpillars are hatched from the eggs of 
butterflies, During the winter they remain 
in an egg state, lifeless ; but the same vivify- 
ing sun that pushes out the budding leaf and 
the opening flower, and causes the swelling 
acorn to give birth to the spreading oak, calls 
the caterpillar also into life, to share the 
banquet that nature has provided for her chil- 
dren, Its life, however, seems one continu- 
al succession of changes ; and, towards the 
end of summer, after having changed its skin 
several times, it ceases to eat, and is employ- 
ed in building a retreat; in which it quits 
the form of a caterpillar, a,nd assumes that of 
a butterfly. But the caterpillar, and the 
butterfly that comes from it, appear to be 
two very different creatures. The former 
is a rough and disagreeable reptile ; the 
latter is adorned with the liveliest and most 
beautiful colours, and distinguished by orna- 
ments which man can never hope to acquire : 
the former crawled sluggishly on the earth, 
a mean-looking worm, often in danger of 
being crushed, and feeding on gross food ; 
while the latter soars to the sky ; ranges all 
the beauties of the creation, himself among 


Lessons in Poetry* 151 

the greatest; sports in the sunbeams; dis- 
plays his golden wings ; and needs no other 
food than the dews of Heaven and the honi- 
ed juices which are drawn from the flowers. 
Who is it that hath raised this insect above 
the earth, enabled it to live in the air, and 
bestowed upon it such a profusion of beau- 
ties ? The Maker of the butterfly, and of 
man — who hath shewn us, in this extraordi- 
nary insect, the wonderful change that awaits 
ourselves; when " this corruptible shall put 
on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on 
immortality/ 5 

THE STARRY HEAVENS. 

Ye sons of men, lift up your eyes, 
And view the glories of the skies : 
From east to west, from pole to pole, 
What orbs on orbs unnumber'd roll ! 

All know their place, all keep their way, 
All move in regular array, 
Say! who has made them? who sustains? 
Who guides them through the trackless plains? 

5 Tis He— the everlasting God, 
Obedient to his sov'reign nod, 
Forth issues the nocturnal host, 
And He to each assigns his post,* 

He calls his army by their names, 
Arrays them all with glorious frames : 


1 5% Lessons in Poetry. 

And night to night his power displays, 
And every star resounds his praise. 

Investing this terrestrial globe? 
Heaven wide expands its azure robe, 
All o'er emblaz'd ; that all may see* 
Own, and adore, a Deity. 


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A TUTOR TO HIS PUPILS. 

The subsequent poetical fragment was 
found in the port-folio of a veteran instructer 
of youth : it is short, apd therefore its moral 
is more striking. The young may possibly 
doubt the justice of a maxim, which fascina- 
ting hope is fond of veiling from their eyes. 
Experience, however, will prove it true. 

To you whose days in easy circles flow, 
Nor anxious cares, nor guilty passions know ; 
Whose ductile souls are studious to improve, 
And blend fair learning with your tutor's love, 
The Muse devotes her moralizing strain, 
And speaks this long-tried truth — " that Life 

is&ain •" 
That halrour years are sunk in sorrow's 

shade 5 
That scarce we blossom — ere we're doom'd 

to fade ; 
That Virtue, sole, illumes our darksome road, 
And guides through danger to the throne of 
' God. 


( 1^3 ) 

A select Collection of Words, 

WITH BRIEF DEFINITIONS. 

Note* A vowel ending a syllable, with the accent on it, is long. 
When a consonant ends an accented sy!lahle, the preceding vowel 
is short. When /precedes cian, ciaU ciem^cion, cious H gious^UaU 
Hon* and tious^ it is short. Proper diphthongs are not marked. Vow- 
els otherwise circumstanced are marked. 


A ban'don, to give up,forsake 

A base', to cast down. 

A bate', to lessen. 

Ab bre'vi ate, to sborteD. 

Ab bre vi a'tion,act of short 
ening, characters signify- 
ing whole words, 

Ab hor', to hate. 

A bide', to remain in a place 

A bil'i ty, power to do any 
thing, 

A bode', place of residence, 

A Jbol'ish, to annul. 

Abom'sn able, hateful. 

A bove', higher, overhead. 

A breast', side by side. 

Ab solve', to clear, to acquit 
of a crime. 

Ab surd', inconsistent 

A bun'dant, plentiful, 

Abyss', depth without bot- 
tom, [cation 

A cad'e ray, a place for edu- 

Ac cent'u al, relating to ac- 
cent, [cent. 

Ac cent'u ate, to place the ac- 

Ac'ci dent, casualty, chance 

Ac count', computation. 

Ac cou' tre {ac coo' tur), to 
dress, to equip. [pag?- 

Ac cou'tre ment, dress, equi 

Ac'cu ra cy, exactness. 

Ac'cu rate, exact. 

Ac'cu rate ly, exactly. 

Ac cu sa'tion,act of accusing. 

Ac cus'tora, to habituate. 


Ace, a unit on cards or dice. 
AcHe,to be in pain. 
A chieve', to perform. 
Ac'id, sharp, sour. 
A'corn, the seed of the oak. 
Ac quaint', tc make familiar 

with. 
Ac quire , to gain by labour. 
A ere (a'kur) 16*0 square rod,s 

of land. 
Ac'tu ate, to put in action. 
A cure', sharp [clous. 

Ad he' «ive, sticking, tena- 
A dzen', farewell, [other day. 
Adjourn', to put off to an- 
Ad^mi ra hie, to be admired. 
Ad mi ra'tion, wonder. 
Ad mis'sion, admittance. 
Ad mon'ish,to reprove gently 
Ad mo ni'tion.gentle reproof. 
A do'ra ble,that which should 

be adored. 
A do ra'tion, divine worship. 
Ad ver'si ty,affliction,calam- 

ity. [tion. 

Ad ver' tise ment, informa- 
Ad vise', to counsel, to inform 
Ad'vocate, he that pleads 
Af f ec'tion, love, kindness 
Affirm, to assert confidently 
Af fo rd', to yield. 
Affront', insult, outrage. 
A'gen cy,businessof an agent. 
Ag'gran dize, to make great. 
AggneVance, in jury, wrong* 
A gAast',struck with horrour. 


154 


•fl select Collection of Words, 


H o ny, excessive pain. 

A gree merit, concord, re- 
semblance. [bandry. 

AS ri culture, tillage, hus- 

A gue, an intermittent fever. 

A I ment, nourishment, food 

Al lowance, sanction, sum 
granted. 

&1 manack,acalendar.[poor. 

alms house, ahospital for the 

Al phabet, the letters in any 
language. [things. 

Al ter na tive, choice of two 

A ti tude,heigluofa place. 

al ways, perpetually, [ment. 

Am bi'tion, desire of prefer- 

A'mi a ble, lovely, pleasant. 

Am'i ca ble, friendly. 

A miss', faulty, criminally. 

Am mu ni' tion, military 
stores. [ers. 

Among', mingled with oth- 

Am' or ous, inclined to love. 

Am' pu tate, to cut offa limb. 

A muse'ment, entertainment. 

An a log' ic al, pertaining to 
analogy, [ment. 

An'ar chv, want of govern- 

A nat' o my, the art of dis- 
secting the body. 

£n' cientjold. 

An' g^r, passion, rage. [ger. 

An' g r y, tormented with an- 

A 'imal, a living creature. 

A n ' i mat ed, lively, vigorous. 

An' nu al, yearly. [name. 

A non' y mous, wanting a 

An' steer, a reply to a ques- 
tion. 

An te ce' dent, going before. 

An' them, a sacred song. 

An' ti dote, a medicine to ex- 
pel poison. [antiquities. 

An ti qua' ri an, relative to 

A part' ment, a room, a set 
of rooms 


Ap'erture,an open place. 

Aph'omm, a maxim. 

A pol' o sy , defence, excuse. 

Ap pa ra'tus, tools, furniture. 

Apparel, dress, clothing. 

Ap pa' rent, evident, plain. 

Ap pari tion, a spectre. 

Ap pear', to be in sight. 

Ap pear' ance, the coming: 
into sight. & 

Appellant, one that ap- 
peals from a lower to a 
higher power. [cused. 

Appellee', one who is ac- 

Ap pe tite, natural desire. 

Ap point' ment, establish- 
ment. [value. 

Ap pre' ci ate, to rate, to 

Apprehend', to lay hold on. 

Ap proach', to draw near. 

Ap pro' pri ate, peculiar. 

A pn cot, a kind of wall 

A 'que ous, watery. [fruit 

Ar' a ble, fit for tillage. 

Arc, a segment of a circle. 

Arch, a part of a circle. 

ArcH an' gel, one of the high* 
est order of angels. 

Archbish'op, chief bishop. 

Ar' chi tect, one skilled in 
building. 

A r gu men ta'tion, reasoning. 

Ar' id, dry, parched up. 

Ar ith' me tic, the science of 
numbers. 

Ar' mour, defensive arms. 

Ar i mat' ic, spicy, fragrant, 

Ar raign', to bring to trial. 

Ar range' ment, state of be- 
ing put in order. 

Ar rest', to seize by law. 

Ar'ro gance, pride, presump- 
tion [distinctly. 

Artic'ulate, to form words 

Ar' ti fice, trick, stratagem. 

As cribe', to attribute to. 


with brief Definitions. 


155 


As' pe rate, to make rough. 
As'pi rate, to pronounce full. 
As sas' sin, a murderer. 
As sume', to claim, to take. ' 
Assure (as shure') to make 

secure. 
As sess' ment, a sum levied. 
As sign ee% one appointed, 

or deputed. 
As sfiage', to mitigate. 
As'te risk, a mark in printing. 
AstA' ma, a disease. 
As ton'ish ment, amazement. 
A sy' lum, a refuge. [God. 
A' the ism, the disbelief of a 
At' las, a book of maps. 
Attend', to wait on. 
At ten' tion, act of attending. 
Attest', to witness. 
AU6r'ney,alawyer,an agent 
Av'a rice, covetousuess. 
Au' burn, brown. 
Au' di ence, act of hearing. 
Au'di to ry, persons assem- 
bled to hear. 
Aug ment', to increase. 

A void', to escape, [weight 

Av our du pois', a kind of 

Aus tere', severe, harsh. 

Au thor' i ty, power, influ 
ence. 

Au' tumn, a part of the year. 

Awk' ward, unpolite, un- 

Axe,an edged tool, [taught. 

Ax'le tree, that on which the 
wheels of a carriage turns, 

Ay (ae) yes. 

A' zu re /faint blue. 
B. 

Bach'e lor, a man unmarried. 

Baize, a kind of coarse cloth. 

Bal' ance, to make equal. 

Bal'lot, a ticket. 

Ba/m, the name of a plant. 

Bal' sam, ointment, unguent 

Ban ish ment, state of being 
banished. 


Ban'quet, to feast, fare dain- 
Ban'ter, to play upon. [tily. 
Bar ba' ri an, a man without 

pHy. 
Bar'barous, savage, cruel. 
Bar' ber, a man who shaves 

the beard. 
Barge, a boat for pleasure. 
Bar' ley, a kind of grain. 
Bar'on, a degree of nobility. 
Bar'ri er, obstruction, limit. 
Bassvi'ol, a musical instru- 
ment. 
Bas' i lisk,akind of serpent. 
Ba' sin, a small vessel. 
Ba'sis,the foundation, [ment. 
Bas soon', a musical instru- 
Bat tal' ion, a division of an 

army, [the end of a gun. 
Bai/'on et, a short sword on 
Beak, the bill of a bird. 
Beard, hair on the lips and 

chin. 
Beast, an irrational animal. 
Beav' er, an animal. 
Beau'tiful, fair. 
Beaux, (boze) plural o/beau. 
Be come', to fit, to adorn. 
Bee' tie, an insect, a heavy 
mallet. [alms. 

Beg' gar, one who lives upon 
Be gwile', to impose upon. 
Be hold' er, a spectator. 
Be lief, faith, religion. 
Be moan', to lament. 
Ben e die' tion, a blessing. 
Be nef i cent, kind, doing 

good. 
Ben' e fit, favour, profit. 
Be nev' o lence, kindness, 

charity. 
Be queaTH', to leave by will 

Be reave', to deprive of. 

Be seech', to intreat, to im*» 
pi ore. 

Be set', to fall upon. 

Be siege', to lay siege to 


156 Jl select Collection of Words. 


Be stow', to give, confer. 

Bev 7 er age, "liquor to drink. 

Be wa?T, to lament. 

Big'ot ry, blind zeal. 

Bill' iards, a kind of play, 

Bi og' ra pby, a book of lives. 

Blame' less, guiltless. 

BlenV ish, a deformity. 

Blend, to mix. [licity. 

Bles' sed ness, heavenly fe- 

Bles' smg, divine favour. 

Blird, without sight. 

BliTne'some, ^ay, cheerful. 

Bloom' ing, yielding blos- 
soms, [plant. 

Bios' som, the flower of a 

Blun' der, a gross mistake. 

Bo hea', a species of tea. 

Bom bas' tic, high sounding. 

Bon' net, a hat or cap. 

Bot' a nist, one skilled in 
plants. 

Boun' te ous, liberal, kind. 

Brain' less, silly. 

Bra va'do, a boast, a brag. 

Bra' ve ry, courage 

Breeze, a gentle gale. 

Bri'dal, nuptial. [man. 

Bride'groom, a new married 

BrigAt' ness, lustre, splen- 
dour, [dour. 

Brill' ian cy, lustre, splen- 

Brisk'ness, liveliness. 

Bronze, brass. 

Brook, a running water. 

Buck' ler, a shield. 

Bwild'ing, an edifice, [guage. 

Bur lesqwe', ludicrous lan- 

Biish'el, thirty-two quarts. 

Busi' ness, (biz ness) employ- 
ment. 

But' ter fly ,a beautiful insect. 
C. 

Ca'dence, fall of the voice. 

Ca del', a volunteer in an 
army. [wretched. 

Oa lam' i tous, unhappy, 


Cal f cu late, to compute. 

Calf, young of a cow. [ton. 

Cal' i co, cloth made of cot- 

CaZk, to;stop the leaks of a 
ship. 

Ca lum' ni ate, to slander. 

Cam' brie, fine linen, or cot- 
ton cloth. [receive. 

Ca' pa ble, sufficient, able to 

Cap'it al, head, chief. 

Ca pit'u late, to surrender. 

Cap' tain, an officer. 

Cap' tive, one taken in war. 

Car'ri on, flesh corrupted. 

Cas' cade, a water fall. 

Cas' si a, a sweet spice. 

Cat' a logwe, a list. 

Ca tarr/t', a disease in the 
head. 

Ca tas' tro phe, an event. 

Cat' e cHise, to question, to 
examine. [worm. 

Cat'er pil lar, an insect, a 

Cave, a cavern. 

Cau'tion, prudence, warning. 

Cei'i ba cy, single life. 

Cen' sure, blame, reproach. 

Cer e mo'ni al, formal. 

Cham' ber, an apartment in a 
house. [of goat. 

Chamois', (sham moy') a kind. 

Cham' pi on, asingle combat- 
ant. 

Chance, fortuitous event. 

Chan' dler, one who makes 
candles. 

Change, alteration, novelty. 

Change^ a ble, fickle, uncer- 

CHa'os, confusion. [tain. 

Chap' el, place of worship. 

Chap'ter,a division of a book. 

CHar' ac ter ize, to give a 
character. [sure 

Ch a i ot, a carriage for plea- 

Cna'it a ble, kind in giving. 

Char'i ty, tenderness, love, 

CHa 5 m, a cleft, agap. [alms 


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157 


Chas tise', to punish. 

Chas' i\se merit, punishment. 

Cheapness, lowness of price. 

Cheek, side of the face. 

Cheer'less, without gayety. 

Cheese, food made of milk. 

Cher' ub**i celestial spirit. 

Cher'u bim, plural of cherub. 

Chiefly, principally. 

Chil'ly, somewhat cold 

Choir(Ano2re)a band of singers 

CHo'ral, sung by a choir. 

Ciiris^en, to baptize. 

Ciins' tian, a follower of 
Christ. [at baptism, 

CHris'tian name, name given 

CHro nol' o gy, science of 
computing "time. 

Churn, to make butter. 

Ci'der, juice of apples. 

Gin' na mm, a spice. 

Cinque, five on dice. 

Ci'on, a sprout used in graft 
ing fruit trees. [tic. 

Ci'pher, to practise arithme- 

Cit' i zen, a freeman. 

Claim, a demand. 

Clam'our, outcry, noise. 

Oar' i fy, to purify. 

Clar'ion, a trumpet. 

Clean'ness, neatness. 

Clear' ness, brightness. 

CJem'en cy, mercy. 

CleV gy, a body of divines. 

Clerk'ship, the office of a 
clerk. 

Clock, au instrument to mea- 
sure time. 

Clos' et, a small room. 

Clown' ish, ill-bred, clumsy. 

Co a lesce', to unite. 

Coax, to wheedle, to flatter. 

Co' co«, a kind of nut. 

Co e' qual, equal with. 

Co e' val, cotemporaryj 

Cot' fee, a plank 

u 


Co' gent, convincing. 
Coin, money stamped. 
Co in cide', to concur. 
Col' leagwe, a partner. 
Col'leire, a house of learning. 
Colony, a plantation from 

the mother country. 
Col' our, appearance, hue. 
Com bine', to join, to agree. 
Com bin' ed, joined. 
Com' et, a blazing star. 
Com' fort, ease, pleasure. 
Com'ical, diverting. 
Com mand' er, a chief. 
Com mence', to begin. 
Com mis'sion, a warrant of 

office. 
Com mis'sion er,one empow- 
ered to act. 
Com' mo dore, a captain who 

commands a squadron. 
Com mu'ni cant, one who 

receives the Lord's supper. 
Com pan' ion, an associate. 
Com par' a tive, capable of 

being compared. 
Com pas' sion, sympathy. 
Com pel', to force. 
Com' pend,an abridgment. 
Com' pe tent, qualified. 
Compi'ler, one who frames 

a composition from various 

authors. 
Com pla'cen cy,gratification. 
Com plaint', remonstrance. 
Com plai sance', desire of 

pleasing. [pleasing. 

Com plat' sant', desirous of 
Com plex' ion, colour of the 

face. 
Com pit' ant, yielding. 
Com pose', to put together. 
Con 7 rave, hollow. 
Con ceu', idea, fancy. 
Con celt ed, proud. 
Con' clave, a close assembly. 
'Con cJud ed, finished. 


153 A select Collection of Words, 


Con cur' rnece, combination, 
help. [ishment. 

Con denw, to doom to pun- 
Con de scend', to stoop, to 

yield. 
Con dole', to lament with. 
Con'dwit, a pipe for convey- 
ing water. 
Con y, (cun'ne) a rabbit. 
Con fec'tion er,one who sells 

sweetmeats. 
Con fed era' lion, alliance. 
Con fes' sion, acknowledg- 
ment. 
Con'fi dence, assurance, trust. 
Con fine' ment, restraint of 
liberty. [proof. 

Con fir ma' tion, evidence, 
Con flagra'tion.a general fire 
Con' flict, a combat. 
Con form' ity, resemblance. 
Con found', to perplex, to 

astonish. 
Con geal', to freeze. 
Con grat' u late, to wish joy. 
Con gre ga'tion, an assembly. 
Con' gress, legislature of the 
U. S. [cone. 

Con' ic, having the form of a 
Conjee' ture, guess, notion. 
Con' ju gal, matrimonial. 
Con' ju gate, to inflect verbs. 
Con junc' tion, union* a part 

of speech. 
Con ju ra'tion, enchantment. 
Con nect', to join, to link, 
Con nex'ion, relation, union 
Con noi* seur, (co ties sure') a 

critic. 
Con' quer, to get the victory 
Con san guin'i ty, relation by 
blood. [pulous. 

Con sci en' tious, just, scru- 
Con' se quence, effect. 
Con' serve, a sweetmeat. 
Con sid er, to examine. 
Con sist # ent, conformable. 


Con so la' tion, comfort. 
Con spic' u ous, easy to be 
seen. 

Con 7 sta ble, a peace officer. 

Con' stan cy, firmness. 

Con' stant, free from change 
of affection. * [stars. 

Con stel la' tion, a cluster of 

Con stit'u ent,an elector. 

Con straint', compulsion. 

Con suit', to ask advice. 

Con sume', to waste away. 

Con suinp' tion, act of con- 

Con'tact, touch. [suming. 

Con ta' gi ous, infectious. 

Con tern' plate, to meditate. 

Con tern' po ra ry, living in 
the same age. 

Con ten' tion, debate, strife. 

Con tent' ment, satisfaction. 

Con tin' u al, incessant. 

Con tin'u al ly, without ceas* 
ing. 

Con tor' tion, wry motion. 

Con tour, (con toor') the out- 
line. 

Con tra die' tion, opposition. 

Con' tra ry, opposite. 

Con tri bu' tion, act of con- 
tributing. 

Con tri' tion, penitence. 

Con'tro ver sy, dispute, 
quarrel. 

Con va les' cent, recovering. 

Con' ver sant, familiar. 

Con ver sa' tion, familiar dis- 
course. 

Con ver'sion, change of state. 

Con' vex, rising in a circular 
form. [send to. 

Con vey (con ua')to carry, to 

Co nun' drum, a low jest. 

Con vul' sion, a violent mo- 
tion. 
Co' pi ous, plentiful. 
C»r po' re al, having a body. 
Corpse, a dead body. 


With brief Definitions. 


159 


Cor reef, accurate. rrupted.lDa?" sy, a flower, 


Corruptible, may "be cor 
Cor rup' tion, wickedness 

putrescence. 
Cos mop' o lite, a citizen of 

the world. [same time. 


Dam' age, mischief, loss. 
Dam' se), a young woman. 
Damson, a small black plum, 
Dan' ger, hazard, peril. 
Dastard, a coward, [light. 


Co tem'po ra ry, livingat the Daz zle, to overpower with 


Cov'e hant, a contract. 
Cov' et ous, avaricious. 
Cov' et ous ness, avarice. 
Conn'sel lor, one that gives 
advice. [£ e ry. 

Coun'ter feit, deceitful, a for- 
Coun' ter pane, a coverlet for 

a bed. 
Coup' let, a pair of rhymes. 
Cour'te ous, well bred. 
Cow'ard ice, want of courage 
Ore a'tion, act of creating. 
Cre a' tor, the Deity. 
Cre^' ture, a thing created. 
Creditor, he that gives cre- 
dit. 
Cred' u lous, unsuspecting. 
Cres' cent, the moon in her 

increase. 
Crim'son, deep red. 
Cri' sis, a critical time. 
Crit' i ci*m, censure, remark, 

Cru' el, inhuman. 

Crup' per, part of a saddle. 

Crush, to squeeze. 

Crys' tal, a pellucid stone. 
Crys' tal lize, to shoot into 
crystals. [sides 

Cube, a body of six equal 

Cu' bit, about 18 inches. 

Cu'cum ber, a plantand fruit. 
Cultivation, improvement. 

Cu ri os' i ty, inquisitiveness. 

Curtain, a cloth expanded or 
contracted at pleasure. 

Cur' va ture, crookedness. 

Cush 7 ion, a soft seat. 
D. 

Dag' ger, a short sword. 

Dain 7 ti iy, delicately. 


De« 7 con, a church officer. 
Death, extinction of life. 
Death 7 \vatch, a small insect. 
De bark', to disembark. 
De bil'i ty, weakness. 
Dec'alogue, the ten com* 

mandments. 
De cep' tion, fraud. 
Dec'i ma^, numbered by tens, 
De cipher, to explain. 
De cleu' sion, inflection of 

nouns. 
De eliv'i ty, gradual descent. 
De co 7 rous, decent, suitable, 
Ded 7 i cate, to devote. 
De fal ca'tion, diminution. 
De fault', neglect. 
De fee' tion, apostacy. 
Defer ence, respect, regard. . 

De fi 7 cient, failing, wanting. 

De file 7 , a narrow passage. 

Define', to explain. 

De fin 7 ing, explaining. 

Def'in \te i certain, limited. 

De form 7 , to disfigure. 

De fraud 7 er, a deceiver. 

De 7 i ty, a divinity, a GOD. 

De jec 7 tion, lowneas of spir- 
its. 

De lay r , to put off", to hinder. 

Del' e gate, a deputy. 

De lib' er ate, to think in or- 
der to choice. 

Del' i cate, fine, nice, 

De \\ght\ joy, pleasure. 

De lude 7 , to beguile. 

Del' uge, inundation. 

De mand', a claim. 

De mcan'our, behaviour. 

De mise 7 , death, decease* 


160 JL select Collection of Words, 


De' mon,anevil spirit. 

Den, a cavern. 

De nora' in ate, to name. 

De note', to betoken. 

Dens e, close, compact. 

De ny', to refuse. 

De part ure, a going away. 

De plore', to lament. 

De pop' u late, to lay waste, 

De pos' ite, a trust, a pledge. 

De praV i ty, corruption. 

De pre' ci ate, to undervalue, 

De pres' sion, a sinking, or 
falling. 

Dep' u ty, one that transacts 
business for another. 

De riv' a tive, dented from 
another. [parage. 

Der' o gate, to lessen, to dis- 

De scerid', to come down. 

De scent', declivity, offspring. 

De scrip'tion, act of describ- 

De sign', intention. [ing 

De spise', to contemn. 

Des' pot, an absolute prince 

De ter'min ed, decided, come 
to an end. 

De test', to abhor. 

De vas ta' tion, destruction. 

De vi a' tion, a swerving. 

De vice', contrivance, em- 
blem. 

De void', empty, vacant. 

De vout', pious. 

Di fleV e sis,* this mark (••). 

Die' tion a ry, a* book ofj 
words explained in alpha-;' 
betical order. 

Dif fer ence, disagreement, 

Differ enf,un)ike,dissinji)ar. 

Dif'fi cul ty, hardness, objec- 
tion. 

Di men'sion, capacity, bulk, 

Di rec'tion, order. 

Dirge, a mournful ditty. 

Disagree', to differ. 
* i in first long. 


Dis a gree' a ble, unpleasing. 

Dis ap point' ment, defeat of 
hopes. 

Disas'ter, misfortune. 

Dis cern, (diz zern') to distin- 
guish, to see. 

Dis charge', to release. 

Dis ci' pie, a scholar, [fort. 

Dis con'so late, without com- 

Dis cowrse', conversation. 

Dis creet', prudent. 

Dis cuss', to examine. 

Disdazn', to scorn. 

Dis Aon' est, void of probity. 

Dis'lo cate, to put out of 
joint. 

Dismis'sion, sending away. 

Dis o be' di ence, breach of 

Dis perse', to scatter, [duty. 

Dis play, to exhibit. 

Dis please', to offend. 

Disseize', to dispossess. 

Dis sem i nation, act of scat- 
tering. 

Dis ser ta'tion, a discourse. 

Dis'so lute, loose, wanton. 

Dis tem'per,a disease. 

DisJJn'guish ed, eminent. 

Di ver' sion, sport, amuse- 
ment, [things. 

Di vin' i ty, science of divine 

Di vis' ion, a dividing, a par- 
tition. 

Dol' lar, 100 cents. 

Dol' phin,a fish. 

Do na' tion, thing given. 

Doub'le, twofold. 

Dow' er, a wife's portion. 

Dox ol'o gy, a form of giving 
glory to God. 

Drag oon', a horse soldier. 

Draught, act of drinking. 

Drow' si Bess, sleepiness. 

Du el, a fi^ht between two. 

Du o dec' i mo, a book in 
which a sheet makes 12 
leaves. 


with brief Definitions. 


161 


Du plic' i ty, deceit. 

Du ra' tion, continuance. 
E. 

Ear 'nest ness, eagerness. 

Earth, the world. [earth 

Earth' quake, tremor of the 

Ech'o, a sound returned. 

E con'o my, frugality. 

Ed'u cate, to bring up. 

Eke, to supply, to spin out. 

E lapse', to pass away. 

E las' tic, springy. 

E lec'tion, choice. 

El'e meut, a first principle. 

El e ment' a ry, not com- 
pounded. 

El e va' tion, exaltation. 

El o cu' tion, eloquence. 

Em bar'go,prohibition to sail. 

Em bar' rass, to perplex. 

Em' bassy, a public message. 

Era'bry o, any thing unfin- 
ished. 

E met' ic, provoking vomits. 

E mo' tion, disturbance of 
mind. [busy. 

Em ploy', to exercise, to 

Em ploy' ment, business. 

Em pow' er, to authorize. 

Em u la'tion, rivalry, contest. 

En chant'inent, excessive de- 
light. 

Eu clos'ure, space enclosed. 

En coun'ter, sudden meeting. 

En cour'age, to embolden. 

En dorse'ment, writing on the 

En'e my, a foe. [back. 

En'er gy, force, vigour. 

E nig'ma,a riddle. 

En gage', to enter upon. 

Eng lish {ing'glish) belonging 
to England. [tion. 

En large' ment, augmenta- 

En rol', to register. 

En' ter, to go into. 

En ter tazi\\ to amuse. 

En tomb', to put into a tomb. 
14* 


En'vy, vexation at another's 
prosperity. 

E pis'lle, a letter. 

E pito me, an abridgment. 

Equip', to furnish. 

Equi ty, justice, right. 

Er ro'ne ous, mistaking. 

Er' rour, blunder, mistake. 

Er u di'tion, learning. 

E scape', to avoid. 

E spouse', to betroth. 

Essen'tial, important. 

E ter' nal, without beginning 
or end. [the gospel. 

E van' ge lize, to instruct in 

E'ven ing, close of the day. 

Ev erlast'ing, perpetual. 

Ev'i dence, testimony. 

Eu'lo gy, praise, encomium. 

Europe' an, belonging to 
Europe. [ing, 

Ex am in a' tion, a question- 
Ex am' pie, an instance to 
prove by. 

Ex as' pe rate, to provoke. 

Ex cep' tion, objection. 

Ex cite', to rouse, to animate. 

Ex cu' s'd ble, pardonable. 

Ex e cu' tion, performance. 

Ex ec' u tor, one who per- 
forms the will of another. 

Ex' ile, banishment. 

Ex ot' ic, foreign. 

Ex pe'di ent, proper, conve- 

Ex'pe dite, to hasten, [nient. 

Ex pire', to die, to conclude. 

Ex pla oa' tion, interpreta- 

Ex pose', to lay open. [tion. 

Ex po si' tion, explanation. 

Ex'quis ite, excellent. 

Ex tern' po re, without pre- 
meditation. 

Ex tend', to stretch out. 

Ex tin'guish, to put out. 

Ex traor' di nary, more than 
common. 

Ex trav'a gaut, irregulaY. 


*62 A select Collection of fronts. 


F. 

Fa' ble, a moral fiction. 
Fa ce' tious, gay, cheerful. 
Fa ciV i tate,to make easy in 

the doing. 
Fac'tor,an agent for another. 
Faith, belief, trust, fidelity. 
Fal'cjion, a short sword. 
Fal la'cious, deceitful. 
Falsehood, a lie. [known. 
Fa mil' iar, affable, well- 
Fan tas'tic, whimsical. 
Fas' ci nate, to enchant. 
Fash 7 ion, form, custom. 
FaTn' om, six feet. 
Fault, a defect, an offence. 
Fa' vour, kindness. 
Fear'ful, timorous. 
Fear' less, intrepid. 
Fee' ble ness, weakness. 
Fe lie 7 i tate, to congratulate, 
Fe ro' cious, savage, fierce. 
Fer til' i ty, fruit fulness, 
Fer'vent, aide tit. 
Fes tiv'i ty, joyfulness. 
Fet' ters, chains for the feet. 
Fick' 1c, inconstant. 
Fic'tion, falsehood. 
Fil' ial, pertaining to a son. 
Fi' nal, last, conclusive. 
Fi' ne ry, show, spler.dour. 
Fi nesse', stratagem. 
Fi' nite, limited. 
Fire' lork, a soldier's gun. 
Firm'ness, stability. 
Flag'e let, a small flute. 
Flat' ter, to praise falsely. 
Fleece, the wool of one 
Flex'i ble, pliant. [sheep. 
Flight, act of flying. 
Flip' pant, talkative. 
Flur/iu ate, to be irresolute. 
Fod'der, dry food for cattle. 
FVjj age, leaves. 
Fo'H o, a book in which a 

sheet makes two leaves. 
Fop' pe ry, fondness of dress 


For bid', to prohibit. 

For'ci bte, strong, violent. 

Fore'heai1, upper part of the 
face. [nate. 

Fore or da?V, to prcdesti- 

For feit, a fine. 

Forget', to neglect, [tion. 

For'ge ry, crime of fals.tiea- 

For give', to pardon. 

For mall ty, ceremony. 

Forth with', immediately. 

For' ti tude, bravery. 

For'tu nate, .successful. 

Foun' tain, a first cause. 

Frac'tion,part of an integer* 

Fra'grant, odorous. 

Frank ness, openness. 

Fra ter' nal, brotherly. 

Free'dom, liberty. 

Fre'quent ly, repeatedly. 

Fret'ful ness, peevishness-. 

Friend, a familiar compan- 
ion. 

Fri'end'ship, union of minds. 

Frock, outside garment. 

Fro'ward, peevish, perverse. 

Fru gal' i ty, good husban- 

Ful' some, nauseous, [dry. 

Fu'ne ral, interment. 

Fu' ri ous, mad, raging. 

Fur'loMgA, leave jf absence. 

Fur' long, forty rods. 

Fur' row, a long trench; 

Fu tu'ri ty, time to come. 
* G. 

Ga/'ly, cheerfully. 

Gain'say, to contri iict. 

Gal'ax y, the milky way. 

Gaj'lan try, braveiy. 

Gaplon, four quarts. 

Game, a single match at play. 

Gaol (jale), a prison. 

Gar'den, a place to raise 
plants. [ers. 

Gar'land, a wreath of tiow- 

Gaw°-e,a measure, a standard 

Gem. a jewel. 


I 


with brief Definitions. 


163 


Geneal'ogy, a history of 
family descents. [ n y- 

Gen er a'tion, an age, proge- 

Gen'er ous, munificent. 

Gen teel', polite, elegant. 

Gen'tle man, a term of com- 
plaisance. 

Gen'u ine, not spurious. 

Ge og'ra phy, knowledge of 
the earth. 

Gesture, action, posture. 

G^asfly, like a ghost. 

G»'ant, one unnaturally tall 
and large. 

Gid di ness, inconstancy. 

Gi gan'tie, bulky, enormous. 

Gin'ger, a plant and root. 

Gipsy, a vagabond. 

Gla'zler, one who makes 
glass windows. 

Globe, a sphere, 

Glo'ri ous, illustrious. 

Glo'ry, honour, praise, fame. 

&los' sa ry, a dictionary o* 
obscure or antiquated 
words explained. 

Glutton y, excess of eating. 

Goal, a starting post. 

Goh'Jet, a bowl, or cup. 

Gob'lin, an evil spirit. 

Gon'do la, a large flat boat. 

Gosling, a young goose. 

Gov'ern, to regulate. 

Gov'ern our, one who has su- 
preme authority in>a state. 

Grace, favour, pardon, effect 
of God's influence. 

Gra'cious, merciful, [gress. 

Grada'tion, a regular pro- 

Grap'nel, a small anchor. 

Gra'tis, without reward. 

Grat'i tude, duty to benefac- 
tors. 

Grave, place for the dead. 

Grav'i ty, weight, seriousness. 

Gra'zier, one who feeds cattle 

Greed'i ness, hunger. 


Gren a dier', a tall foot sol- 
dier. 

Grieve, to mourn, to sorrow. 

Grim al' kin, an old cat. 

Gro tesqwe', distorted. 

Growl, to snarl, to murmur. 

Gtowth, increase. 

Grudge, ill-will, envy. 

Guard, to defend. 

Guar' di an, one who has the 
charge of an orphan. 

Guess, supposition. 

Guit ar', a musical instrument 

Gut'tnr al, pronounced in the 
throat. 

H. 

Bab it a'tion, place of abode. 

Ha bit'u al, customary. 

Had 'dock, a kind offish. 

Hail stone, a particle of hail. 

Hai le lu jah (halle loo' yah) 
praise ye the Lord. 

Hand' i craft, manual occu- 
pation. 

Handsome, beautiful. 

Hap'pi ness, felicity. 

Hap'py, in a state of felicity. 

Harangue', a popular oration 

Har' bour, a port or haven. 

Har'le quin, a buffoon. 

Harm, damage. 

Har'mo ny,just proportion. 

Harp' si cuord, a musical in- 
strument. 

Has'ty, quick, speedy. 

Hatch 'et, a small axe. 

Hate, to abhor. 

Ha' tied, ill-will. 

Hat, a cover for the head. 

Hat'ter, a maker of hats. 

Haug/*' ti ness, pride, arro- 
gance. 

Hautboy, {ho'boy) a musical 
instrument. 

Head'strong, ungovernable. 

Health'ful , wholesome. 

Health'y, free from sick ness 




164 A select Collection of Words, 

Hearse, a carriage for the Hu'man, belonging to man 


dead. 
HeaTH'en, pagans. 
Heaven, the habitation of 

the blessed. 
Heed' less, negligent. 
//eii 7 ess,* a woman who in- 
herits. 
Helm, a rudder. 
Helve, handle of an axe. 
HeuVis phere,halfof a globe. 
Hep'ta gon, a figure of seven 

sides, 
/lerb'age, grass. 
Herds'man, a keeper of herd;? 
Her'it age, inheritance. 
Her'mit, a solitary. 
He' ro, a man eminent for 

bravery. 
•Hes'i tate, to pause. 
Hex' a gon, a figure of sis 

sides. 
Hid'e ous, dreadful, horrible. 
High way', a public road. 
H in 'dec ance, impediment, 
His to'ri an, a writer of his- 
tory. 
His'tory, a narration of facts 
Hoar'y, grey with age. 
Hoe, a farming tool. 
Ho'li ness, sanctity. 
Hoi'ster,a ease for pistols. 
Hom'age, service, respect. 
Hom'i cide, manslayiug. 
/Jon'est, upright. 
Jfon'es ty, justice, truth. 
Hon'i ed,drawn from flowers. 
Hon'our able, illustrious. 
Ho ri'zon, the line that ter- 
minates the view. 
Hor i zon'tal, on a level. 
Hor'rour ,terrour,shuddering. 
Hos'pi ta ble, kind to stran- 
gers, [of horses. 
ffmi Jer, one who takes care 
Household, a famiJy 
* ei like a long. 


riu mane, kind, benevolent. 

Hu man' i ty, tenderness. 

/ium'ble, not proud. 

Hu mili ty, submission. 

//u'morous, pleasant.jocular. 

Hunt' er, one who chases an- 
imals. 

Hur'ri cane,a violent tempest 

Hus'band, a married man. 

Hy per'bo le, an exaggera- 
tion, [religion. 

Hyp'o cfitfr, a^ dissembler in 

Hys sop, (hiz zup) a plant. 

L'ci ele\ a shoot of ice hang- 

g down, 
L de^a, mental imagination. 

I dent'ic a-1, the same. 
Id' i ot, a fool. 
Idle ness, laziness. 
[ dol' a try, the worship of 

images, 
[g no min y, disgrace. 
Lg no ra'mus, a foolish fellow. 
Lg'no rant, untaught. 
U legal, contrary to law. 
LI liberate, unlettered. 

II lu'minate,toenlighten. 
II lus'trate, to explain. 
II lus'tri ous, conspicuous. 
Lm'age, idea, idol, likeness. 
Imag in a'tion, fancy, idea. 
lm' i tate, to copy. 
Im ma ture', not ripe, 
lm me'di ate ly, instantly, 
fm men'si ty, infinity, [ter. 
Immerse', to put under wa- 
[m mod'est, indelicate. 
Im mor'al, wicked, dishonest. 
Lm moi' tal, exempt from 

death. [deatl-, 

lm mor tal' i ty, without 
lm partial, equitable. 
lm pa' tient ly, eagerly. 

Ilm pen' i tent, obdurate. 

1 Im per fec'tion, defect. 


with brief Dcfi n ilia 


is. 


165- 


Iropi e ty, irreverence. 
Xm' pi ous, wicked, profane, 
Ira plore', to solicit. 
Ira por'taui,momentorrs. 
Improvable, unlikely. 
Ira pro pri'e ty, unfitness. 
IrapropVr, not just, unfit. 
Imprudence, indiscretion. 
Im/pu dent, shameless, 
lm' pulse, communicated 

force. [ing questions. 

In ter rog'a tive.used in ask- 
Im pure', unholy, foul. 
In a bil'i ty, want of power. 
Inactive, indolent. 
In at ten'tlon, disregard, neg- 
Inca' pa ble, unable, [lect. 
Ineb'ion, a wound. 
In cline', to bend, to lean. 
In elude', to comprehend. 
In eora'pe tent, not adequate. 
In con sid'er ate, thoughtless. 
In constant, changeable. 
In cor po' re al, immaterial. 
In cor rect', not exact. 

In cor rupt', pure, honest. 
In cor rup' tion, incapable of 
corruption. [ited. 

Inered'i ble, not tone cred 
In cu ba' tion, the act of set 
ting upon eggs. [debt. 

In de^t'ed, having incurred a 

Id de pend' ence, freedom 
from control. 

Inde pend'ent, free. 

Indifferent, unconcerned. 

In'digence, poverty. 

Indig'nant, angry. 

In dis ere' tion, imprudence. 

In distinct', confused. 

In do lencf, laziness. 

In dulge', to favour. 

In dalgent,kind, favourable, 

In'dustry, diligence. 

In es' ti ma ble, invaluable. 

In ex pe'di ent, inconvenient 

In'fanUachild, a babe. 

*» fec/tion, contagion. 


In'fi del, an unbeliever. 

In' ft nite, unbounded. 

In iiec'tion, act of bending or 
varying. [ment. 

Tn flict', to impose as punish,- 

Tn'flu ence, ascendant power 

In form', to instruct. 

In ge'ni ously, wittily, sub- 
tilly. 

fn gen'u ous ly,opeply,fairly. 

In hab'it, to dwell in. 

In he'rent, existing in. 

In her' it ance, patrimony. 

In hu'mao, barbarous. 

In i tial (in isti al,) placed at 
the beginning. 

In ju'ri ous, mischievous. 

In'ju ry, mischief. 

Injus'tice, iniquity, wrong. 

Irin'hold er, a man who keeps 
an inn. [ty. 

In'no cence, purity, integri- 

In quis'i tive, curious. 

In' sect, a small animal. 

In sen'si ble, imperceptible. 

In sen', to place among oth- 
er things. 

In sin cer'i ty, dissimulation. 

In snare', to entangle, to en- 
trap, 

In'solence, haughtiness. 

In sol' vent, unable to pay. 

In sta biV i ty, inconstancy. 

In' sfant ly, immediately. 

In'stinct, the power which 
determines the will of 
brutes. 

Tn struct'er, a teacher. 

instrument, a tool, an agent. 

In' te ger, the whole of any 
•tb>ng. 

In ten' tion, a design. 

In ten'tion al ly, by prior de- 
sign. 

In'terest ing, affecting. 

In ter mis'sion, pause. 

In ter' pret,to explain. 
In'ter view, mutuaj sight. 


166 A select Collection of W r ords 9 


Tn'ti ma cy, close familiarity. 

In tox i ca'tion, drunkenness. 

In trep id, fearless, daring. 

In trude',* to come uninvited 

In ven'tion, discovery. [down. 

In vert' ed, turned upside 

In vest'ing, inclosing. 

In vis' i ble, not to be seen 

Irk' some, weary. 

Ir reg'u lar, immethodical 

If re li'gion, impiety. 

I tinker ant, wandering. 
J. 

Jail, a prison. 

Jaun'dice, a distemper. 

Jeal' ous, suspicions. 

Jeop'ar dy, danger, hazard, 
peril. 

Joc'ular, used in jest. 

Jo'vial, merry, gay, lively. 

Judi'cious, prudent, wise. 

Judge, one who presides in 
a court of judicature. 

Judg'ment, decision,opinion. 

Jug'gler, a cheat. 

Juuc' ture, critical time. 

Ju' ni or, younger than an- 
other, [a cause. 

ju' ry, persons sworn to try 

Justice, equity, right. 
K. 

Keen' ness, sharpness. 

Kid'nap, to steal human be- 
ings. 

Klnd'ly, benevolently. 

Kind'ness, benevolence. 

Kindred, affinity. 

Kins'man, a relative. 

Kite, a bird, a paper bird, 
or flying figure for amuse- 
ment. 

#na' very, dishonesty. 

/Cnit'ter, one who knits. 

/fnock'er, a hammer which 
hangs on a door. 

jfciow'ing, skilful. g 
* u like o middle. 


/fnowl'edge, certain perce-p.*- 
tion. 

, L ' 

Laborious, diligent. 

La'bour, pain, toil, work. 

iLa' bour er, one who labours. 

Lab'y rinth, maze. 

Lam en ta'tion, expression of 

sorrow. [country. 

Landscape, prospect of a 
Lan'guage, human speech, 

tongue. 


Lan' guid, faint, heartless. 

Languish, to pine away. 

Lar'board, the left hand side 
on board a ship. 

Lark, a singing bird. 

Laud' a ble, praiseworthy. 

Law' ful, agreeably to law. 

Lawn, opengronnd,fine linen 

Leaf, part of a book, green 
part of a plant. 

Leap'vear, every 4th year. 

Learn"' er, one yet in his rudi- 
ments. 

Le/irn'ing, literature, [imals. 

LeaTH'er, tanned skins of an- 

Lee' ture, a discourse on any 

Le' gal, lawful. [subject. 

Leg er de main', sleight of 
hand. [ rea(1 * 

Leg' i ble, sueh as may be 

Lei' sure, freedom from busi- 
ness, [a lease is given, 

Les see', the person to whom 

Les sor', one who gives a 
lease. ■ 

Le' ver, a mechanical power, 
a pole or stick used in mo- 
ving heavy bodies. 

Lev' i ty, lightness. 

Li'bel, a defamatory writing. 

Lib eral'ity, munificence. 

Li b' er ty, freedom. 

Li' bra 'ry, a collection of 

Liege, a sovereign, [books, 

Lieu, place, room. 


with brief Definitions. 


167 


Lieu ten' an cy, the office of 
a lieutenant. 

L'fe, state of a living crea 

Lifeless, without life/ [ture. 

Lig'a ture, a bandage. 

l^ight fingered, thievish. 

Like'ness, resemblance. 

Lin'e age, race, progeny. 

Ljn'i ment, ointment. 

Lin' net, a singing bird. 

Liq'uid, fluid. 

List' less, careless. 

List'less ness, inattention. 

Lit'eral, according to the 
letter. 

Lit er a' ti, the learned. 

Lit' era ture, learning. 

LoaTHe, to hate. 

LoaTHe'some, abhorred. 

Lo ca'tion, situation. 

Loft'i ness, height, sublimity. 

Log'ic, the art of reasoning. 
Loi'ter, to linger. 
Lon gev'i ty, length of life. 
Lo quac-'i ty, too mucii talk. 
Lot'te rv. a game of chance. 
Love, kindness, affection. 
Lough (lok), a lake. [ness. 
Low'li ness, humility, weak- 
Loy'al ty, with fidelity. 
Luck'y, fortunate. 
Lu'era tive, gainful. 
Lu'di crous, buriesque. 
Lu'min ous, shining 


Magnif'i cent, grand. 
Mag'ni tude, greatness. 
Majes' tic, august, stately. 
[Main' te nance, support. 
Maize, indian corn. 
i\Ja jor' i ty, the greatest 

number. 
Ma lev' o lence, ill will. 
Mai' ire, deliberate mischief. 
Mali' cious, intending ill. 
Man, the male of the human 
species. [hands. 

Man'acles, chains for the 
Man'age, to conduct, to gov- 
Man'date, a command, [ern. 
Man'ful ly, boldly, stoutly. 
Man'i fest, to show plainly. 
Man kfnd',the human race. 
Man ceu'vre, (man oo' ver), 

skill in war. 
Man' tua ma ker, one who 

makes gowns. 
Man' u al, a small book. 
Man u fac'ture, any thing 

made by art. 
Man'u script, a written book, 
Ma rau'der (ma ro'der) a sol- 
dier that roves about in 

quest of plunder. 
Mar' riage, the union of man 

and woman for life. 
Mar'ty r, one who dies for the 

truth. 
Mas' cu line, male. 


Lu'nacy^adness^nfluencedjMas'te ry, pre-eminence 


by the moon. 

Lus'cious, sweet, delightful. 

Lux u' ri ant, exuberant. 

Lux' u ry s voluptuousness. 
M. 

Ma cAine, an engine. 

xVJack'er el, a sea fish. 

Mag'ic, dealing with spirits. 

Ma^'is trate, a man invested 
with autnority. 

Mag-'iii tier, a glass which en- 
larges the size of objects. 


Ma ter'nal, motherly. 
Mathe mat'ics, science of 

numbei and measure. 
Ma'tron, an elderly lady. 
Ma tu' ri ty, ripeness. 
Max'im,a general principle. 
Mead, a meadow. 
Measure, a rule, quantity. 
Me cHan'ic, a manufacturer, 
Me di a' tor, an intercessor. 
• ed*i cine, a remedy, physic 
Med i ta'tion, contemplatiua 


168 Ji select Collection oj TFords, 


Mel' an cho ly, gloomy, dis- 
mal. 
Mel'o dy, harmony. 
Mem'o ry, remembrance. 
Men'tal, intellectual. 
Mercantile, commercial. 
Mer'cy, tenderness. 
Mer'ri ment, mirth, gayety. 
Mes'sen ger, one who carries 
an errand. [glass. 

Mi' cro scope, a magnifying 
Mid'dle, equally distant from' 

the extremes. 
Mil'dew, a disease in plants. 
Mile, 320 rods. 
Mi li'tia, (me lish! ya) train- 
bands, national force. 
Mind, that which thinks. 
Min'er al, a fossil body. 
Min'ifl ture, representation 
in small compass, [agent. 
Min'is ter, a clergyman, an 
Mir'ror, a looking-glass. 
Mis'chievous, hurtful, spite- 
ful. 
Mi'ser, a covetous wretch. 
Mis'e ry, wretchedness. 
Mis for'tune, calamity. 
Mis'sion a ry, one sent to 

propagate religion. 
Mis take', errour. 
Mit i ga'tion, abatement 


Mortal, subject to -death. 
Mo 7 tive, the reason for ac* 
Moul'der, to waste. [tioni 
Moun'tain, a large hilL 
Moun'te bank, a quack doc- 
Mowrn'ful, sorrowful, [tor. 
Multi tude,agreat number, 
Mu se'um, a repository of 
curiosities. [music 

Mu si' cian, one skilled in 
Mu'ti ny, insurrection* 
Mu'tu al, reciprocal. 
Myrrh (mer), a kind of gum, 

N. 
Na'dir, the point under foot. 
Name' sake, one of the same 
name. [hands. 

Nap'kin, a cloth to wipe the 
Nar ra'tion, relation, history. 
Nar' row, not broad. 
Na'sal, belonging to the nose 
Na'tion, native. 
Na'tionl a distinct people. 
Nativ'ity, birth. 
Nat' u ral, produced by na- 
ture, [thing. 
Na'ture, native state of any 
Na'vy, a fleet of ships. 
Nee' essa ry, needful, requi- 
site. 
Ne ces'si ty,compulsion,want 
Ne ga'tion, denial 


Mod'es ty, decency, chastity. Neg'li gence, habit of actiug 
Mod u la'tiou, agreeable nar- carelessly. 
Moi'e ty, half. [mony.*Neg'li gent, heedless. 

Mo'ment, an indivisible par-jNe' gro, a black person. 

tide of time. JNeigh bour [na f bur) one who 

Mon'arcH, a king, [week.j lives near another. 
Mon' day, second day of the;Nerve, organ of sensation. 
Mon'u ment, any thing to JNeTH'er most, lowest. 

perpetuate memory. JNeu'ter, of neither party. 

Morn 7 ing, first appearance K\ght' in gale, a small bird 


of light. 
Mo rose', sour, peevish. 
Mor* ga gee',he that takes a 

mortgage. [mortgage. 

Mor^ ga ger, he that gives a 


that sings in the night* 
Ni'tre, saltpetre. 
No'bod y, not any one* 
Noc'tur nal, nightly. 
Noise, any sound, outcry 


with brief Definitions. 


169 


Nom in a'tion,act of naming. 

Nonplus, puzzle. 

Non' sense, unmeaning lan- 
guage. 

North star, the pole star. 

Nose'gay, a bunch of flowers. 

No'ta ry, a puniic officer. 

Noth'ing, not any thing. 

No'tice, remark, information. 

No'tion, thought, opinion. 

No to'ri ous, publicly known. 

Nov'ice, one uninstructed. 

Now*' ish ment, sustenance, 
food. [sive. 

Nm' sance, something often- 

Num'ber, aggregate of units. 

Nu'mer ous, containing many 

Nup'tial, marriage. 

Nu'tri ment, food, aliment. 
O, 

Ob'du rate, hard of heart. 

Obe'dience, submission to 
authority. , [thority. 

O be'di ent, submissive to au- 

Ob'elisk, a pyramid, this 
mark (i). [mission 

O bey (o bo!), to pay sub- 

O blige', compel. 
/ Ob'long, longer than broad. 

Ob scure', dark, abstruse. 

Ob se'qui ous, obedient. 

Ob ser va' tion, noting re- 
Ob' so I ete, disused, [mark 

Ob'sti nate, stubborn. 

Ob struct', to hinder. 

Ob'vi ous, open, plain. 

Oc cupa'tion,trade,vocation. 

Oc'cur, to happen. 

Oc'ta gon, a figure of eight 
sides. 

Oc ta'vo, a book in which a 
sheet makes 8 leaves. 

Oc'u lar, known by the eye. 

O'di ous, hateful. 

O'dour, scent, fragrance. 

Offence', crime, injury. 
15 


Of fend'er, a transgressor. 

Offer ing,saCrifice,oblation. 

Om'in ous, foreshowing ill. 

O mis'sion, neglect of duty. 

Om nip' o tence, almighty 
power. [presence. 

Om ni pres' ence, unbounded 

Om nis'cience, infinite wis- 
dom. 

on'ly, singly, simply, [dark. 

O paque', not transparent, 

O' pi ate, a medicine that 
causes sleep. 

Op po' nent, an antagonists 

Op pose', to resist. 

Op pres'sive, cruel, heavy. 

Op tion, choice. 

Op'u lent, rich, wealthy. 

O ral, delivered by mouth. 

Or'ange, a tropical fruit. 

O ration, a rhetorical speech 

Or'a tor, a public speaker. 

O'b, a circular body. [cree. 

Or dain', to appoint, to de- 

Oi'gan, natural instrument, 
as the tongue is the organ 
of speech ; a musical in- 
strument. 

Or'i fice, any opening. 

Origin, beginning. 

Or'na ment, embellishment. 

Or' phan, one bereft of par 
rents. 

Or thog'ra phy, the art or 
practice of spelling. 

Os ten ta'tion, vain show. 

O ver come', to subdue. 

O ver much', too much. 

O ver see', to superintend, 

Out'let, passage outwards. 

Out'line, a sketch. 

Outrage, open violence. 

Out vote', to surpass in votes. 
P. 

Pacific, mild, gentle, ap- 
peasing. 


HO A select Collection rf Words, 


Pad lock, a hanging Jock. 

Pa'gan, a heathen. 

Page, side of a leaf. 

Pain, sensation of uneasiness 

Pain ful,fuil of pain. 

Pal'ace, a roy^al house. 

Pal' pa ble, gross, easily de- 
tccted. [bound 

Pam'phlet, a small book un- 

Pan e gyr'ic, a eulogy. 

Pan ta loons', a man's gar- 
ment. 

Par'a dise, place of felicity. 

Par'a mount, superior. 

Par'a sol, a -mall umbrella. 

Par'boil, to Iialf boil, 

Par'don, forgiveness. 

Pa rent, a father, or mother. 
Par rot, a talking bird. 
Par'si mo ny, covetousness. 
Par'son, a clergyman. 

Par fic'i pate, to partake, 
Par'ti ci pie, a word partak- 
ing of a noun and a verb. 
Par tic'u lar, regular, odd. 
Part'ner, an associate. 
Pas'sen ger, a traveller. 
Pas'sion, commotion of the 

mind. 
Pas'time, sport, amusement. 
Pas'tor, a clergyman. 
Pasture, land for grazing. 
Pat'ent, exclusive right. 
Pa ter' nal, fatherly. 
Pa'tience, calmness under 
suffering. [try. 

Pa'tri ot, a lover of his coun- 
Pat'tern, a specimen. 
Par/per, a poor person. 
Pawn, a pledge. 
Pay'ment, act of paying. 
Peace, quiet, rest. 
Peace'ma ker, one who re- 
stores peace. 
Pe eu'li ar, appropriate. 
Pe cu' ni a ry, relating to 
money, 


Ped'a gog«c, a schoolmaster 
Ped'i gree, genealogy. 
Ped'ler, a dealer in small 

wares. 
Peev'ish, petulent. 
Pen'al ty, punishment. 
Pen'du lum, part of a clock. 
Pen'i tent, contrite. 
Pen'man, a writer. 
Pen'sion, yearly allowance. 
Pe nu'ri ous, niggardly. 
Pen'u ry, poverty. 
Per di'hoo, destruction. 
Per fid'i ous, treacherous. 
Per form', to execute. 
Per'fume, sweet odour. 
Per'il, danger, hazard. 
Per'ju ry, false oath. 
Per' ma n en t, durable. 
Per ni'cious, destructive. 
Per pet'u al, never ceasing. 
Per plex\ to embarrass. 
Per son, a human being. 
Per' son al, belonging to a 

person. 
Pers pi cu'i ty, clearness. 
Pe ruse', to read. 
Pe ti'tion, request, prayer. 
Pet' ty, small. 
Phan 7 tom, a fancied vision. 
Pheas'ant, a bird. 
Phi'al, a small bottle. 
Phra se ol'o gy, sty le, diction. 
Phren sy, madness. 
Phth'is'ic, shortness of breath. 
Phy si cian (fe zish' an), one 
who professes the art of 
healing, 
Pzerc'ing, penetrating. 
Pig' my, a very little person. 
Pil'lage, plunder, booty. 
Pi'ous, religious. 
Pi'ra cy, robbing on the sea, 
Pi'rate, a sea robber. 
Pis'tol, a hand gun. 
Pit'e ous, mournful, tender. 
Pit i ful, melancholy. 


-with brief Definitions. 


171 


Plac'id, gentle, quiet. 

Plague, pestilence. 

Plazd, a checked cloth. 

Plant, a vegetable produc- 
tion, [planets. 

Plan'e ta ry, pertaining to 

Plan taction, a colony. 

Pla ton'ic, pure, refined. 

Plat tcr, a large dish. 

Plau'dit, applause. 

Plau'si ble, specious. 

Play, amusement, sport. 

Pleasant, delightful. 

Pieas'an try, merriment. 

Pleasure* gratification. 

Pledge, a pawn. 

Plen'a ry, fail, complete. 

Plen ti ful, abundant. 

Pleu'ri sy, a disease. 

PU'a ble, flexible. 

Plough, an instrument of 
agiiculture. 

Ploughshare, the iron part 
of a plough which loosens 
the soil. 

Plu'mage, feathers. 

Plum'met, a t leaden weight 

Plunder, spoils of war. 

plu'ral, more than one. 

Pneu mat'ics, doctrine of the 


Pol'i tics, science of govern- 
ment. 

Po raa'tum, an ointment for 
the hair. 

Pome'gran ate, a fruit. 

Pom'pous, splendid, grand. 

Pon'der ous, weighty. 

Pon'iard, a dagger. 

Pon'tiff, a high priest. 

Po'ny, a small horse. 

Pop'iar, a tree. 

Pop'ulace, the multitude. 

Pop u lar'i ty, favour of the 
people. [ried. 

Por'ta ble, that may be car- 

Por ten'tous*, ill-boding. 

Port man teau (port man' to) 
a bag in which clothes are 
carried. [real life. 

Por'trait, picture drawn from 

Position, situation. 

Pos'i tive ly, absolutely. 

Pos session, having in one's 
own power. [flood. 

Postdilu' vi an, since the 

Post haste', great haste. 

Po«t' mas ter, one who has 
the charge of a post office. 

Postscript, a writing added 
to the end of a letter. 


air. I tion. Pot'ash, fixed, alkaline salt. 

Po'em, a metrical composi- Po'tent, powerful. 
Po'e sy, poetry. [tion. Po' ten tate, sovereign. 

Po'et ry, metrical composi- Pov'er ty, indigence. 
Poigr'nan cy, sharpness, *as-P6ul'try, domestic fowls. 

perity. Pow'er, ability, force. 

Poignant, sharp, severe, Pow' ei ful, mighty, effica- 
Por son, what destroys life. cious. 
Pole, a long stick ; northern Prawe, commendation. 

or southern extremity of Prawe' wor thy, commend- 

the earth. | able. 

Po lice (po leese') the regula- Pray'er, petition, entreaty. 

tion and government of a Preamble, introduction. 

city or country. Pre cede', to go before. 

Po lite', elegant of manners. Pre ced'ing, going before, 
Polite'ness, gentility. ,Pre'cept, a rule. 

Pol lu'tion, defilement. 'Pre cep'tor, a teacher * 


172 A select Collection of ff r ords> 


Prec'i pice, a perpendicular 

fall. 
Pre cis'ion, exact limitation. 
Pre diet', to foretell. 
Preface, introduction. 
Pre ma ture', ripe too soon. 
Pre'mi urn, reward proposed, 
Pre par'a to ry, introductory 
Pre pare', to make ready 
Present, not past, a gift. 
Pres'ent ly, soon. 
Pres'i dent, one at tbe head 

of others. 
Pre sume', to suppose. 
Pre tend', to allege falsely, 
Pre text', pretence. 
Pret ty (prifte) neat,elegant. 
Pre vatV, to overcome. 
Pre ven'tiou, hindrance. 
Pre'vi ous, antecedent. 
Pri'ma ry, first, original. 
Prim'er, a book for children, 
Prim'rose, a flower. 
Prince, son of a king. 
Printer, one who prints. 
Pris'on, a jail. 
Pris'on er, a captive. 
Pri'va cy, secrecy, 


Profli gate, abandoned, 

Pro found', deep, learned. 

Pro fuse', lavish. 

Pro fu sion, abundance. 

Prog'e ny, offspring. 

Pro gres r sive, advancing. 

Pro hib'it, to forbid. 

Prolific, fruitful. 

Pro mis'cu ous, mingled. 

Prom'ise, to give one's word. 

Piompt'ly, readily, 

Prone'ness, inclination. 

Pro nounce', to articulate by 

I the organs of speech. 

Pro nun ci a'tion, act or 
mode of utterance. 

Prop'er, peculiar, fit. 

Pro phet'ic, foretelling. 

Pro pi ti ate, (pro pish 'e ate) 
to conciliate. 

Pro po'sal, scheme or design. 

Prop o si' tion, thing propo- 
sed. 

Pro pri'e ty, accuracy. 

Prose, language not restrain- 
ed by numbers. 

Pros'e lyte, a convert. 

Pros'per 1 ty, success. 


Pri va teer / , a private ship of Pro tect', to defend. 

war. [tage. Pro tec'tion, a defence. 

Priv' i lege, peculiar ad van- Pro tract', to draw out. 
Prob a ble, likely. Prov'erb, a common saying. 

Pro'bate, proof of a will. Pro vide', to procure, 
prob' i ty, honesty, sincerity. Prov' i dence, divine superin 
Prob'lem, a question propo- tendence. 

sed. Pru'dence, wisdom. 

Prod'i gal , a spendthrift. Pru'dent, cautious. 
Pro di'gious, amazing, n^on* PsaJm, a holy song. 

strous. Poen'do, false, counterfeit. 

Prod'uce, product, Pub li ca' tion, act of pub 

Pro duc'tion, fruit, product. ! lishing. 
Pro fane', irrevent. Pu'er ile, childish. 

Pro fes'sion, declaration. PuTlet, a young hen. 
Pro fes' *>or, a public teacher Pul'mo na ry, belonging to 

ot some art. [face, the lungs. 

Pr file, (pro feeV) the side Pul'ver ize, to reduce to 
Pfo 'it a ble, advantageous. I powder. 


ivith brief Definitions. 


173 


Pulse> motion of the blood. 
Punc'tu al, exact, nice. 
Punc'ture,a smalt hole. 
Pun'gent, pricking, acrid. 
Pun'ish, to chastise. 
Pun'ish ment, infliction for 
Pu'pil, a scholar. [crime. 
Pur'blind, near sighted. 
Pur'chase, to buy for a price. 
Pu'ri fy, to make pure. 
Pu'ri ty, clearness, chastity. 
Pur'pose, intention. 
Pursue', to chase, to pros- 


Ram'bler, a rover, a wan- 
derer. 

Ran'cid, strong scented. 

Ran'cor ous, malignant. 

Range,to rove at large. 

Rapa'cious, given to plun- 
der. 

Rap'id, quick, swift, [ness. 

Ra pid'i ty, velocity, swift- 

Rap'tuve, ecstacy, transport. 

Ras'cal, a mean fellow. 

Rasp'ber ry,a kind of small 

Rate, price, tax. [berry. 

Ra ti o, (ra' she o) proportion. 


ecute. 
Pu'trid, rotten. [ziers. Rats'bane, arsenic. 

Put'ty, cement used by gla- Rav'en ous, voracious. 

Q. (Raze, to ruin, to destroy. 

Quad' rant, a marine instru- Ra'zor, knife used in shmv- 

ment. [four feet, ing, 

Quad'ru ped,*an animal with Re al'i ty, truth, what is. 
Quadruple,* four fold. Ream, 20 quires of paper. 

Quag'inire, a shaking marsh. Rea' son, peculiar attribute 
ijuait, a bird. j of man, "_ cause, motive, 

^ual'i ty,* nature relatively! right. 

considered. jRebell'ion, insurrection. 

Quan'dary,*difficulty,doubkiRe bound', to spring back. 


Quan'ti ty,* bulk, part. 
Quar'rel,* dispute, contest. 
Quar'ter, fourth part. 


Re cei/>t', act of receiving. 
Re'cent, new, late, fresh. 
Re cip'ro cat, mutual. 


QuarMo, a book in which a Rec i ta'tion, rehearsal 


sheet makes 4 leaves. 
Ques'tion, inquiry. 
Quick, sw4ft, active. 
Quick'sil ver, mercury. 
Qui'et, rest, repose. 
Quin'tal, 112 pounds. 
Quire, 24 sheets of paper. 
Quote, to cite an author. 

R. 
Race, a running match. 
Rack'oon, an animal. 
Ra'di ant, shining. 
Rad'i cal, primitive, original. 
RaiYle ry, slight satire. 
Raz'ment, clothes, garment. 
Rat'sin, a dried grape. 
* a likejo shaft. 
15* 


Re claim', to reform. 

Jlec'og nise,*o acknowledge 

Rec ol lect', to recover to 
memory. 

Rec'om pervse, compensation 

Re course', application lot 
help. 

Rec re a'tion, amusement. 

Re cruit',t to repair, to re- 

Rec'ti fy, to refoim. [place. 

Rec'ti tude, uprightness. 

Re demotion, ransom. 

Re duce', to diminish. 

Refer ence, allusion to, rela- 
tion. 

Re fine', to purify. 

t u like o middle * 


174 A select Collection of Words, 


Re form', to grow better. 

Ref or ma' tion, change in 
morals. [tion. 

Re fraiii 1 , to keep from ac- 

Re fresh'ment, food, rest. 

Re gen'erate, to renew. 

Reg'is ter, a list, a record. 

Re gref, vexation at some- 
thing past. 

Reg' ii lar, agreeable to rule. 

Res; u lar'i ty, method. 

Rejoice', to be glad. 

Re lease', to set free. 

Re lief, help, succour. 

Re luc'tance, unwillingness. 

Re mark'able r worth\ of note 

Re mem'ber, to bear in mind. 

Re ma?V, to be left. 

Rem'nant, residue. 

Re mou'strate, to show rea- 
sons. 

Re morse', anguish of a guil- 
ty conscience, [ing. 

Rendezvous, place of meet- 
Re pent'ance, sorrow for sin. 

Re plen'ish, to fill, to stock. 

Re ply', to answer. 

Re pneve', respite. 

Representative, a substi- 
tute in power. 

Re proach', censure, shame. 

Rep'ro bate, lost to virtue. 

Rep'tile, a creeping thing. 

Rep u ta tion, credit, honour. 

Re quire', to make necessary 

Req'ui site, necessary. 

Re sem'blance, likeness. 

Res' i dence, place of abode. 

Res'i due, remaining part. 

Re sist'ance, opposition. 

Res olu'tion, determination. 

Re solve', to solve, to dis- 
solve. 

Res pect', regard. 

Restore', to bring or give 
back. 

Re sound', to sound, to echo. 


Res ur rec'tion, rising to life 
from the grave. 

Re taio'ed, kept, [like. 

Retaliate, to give like for 

Re trac'tion, recantation. 

Re treat', to retire. 

Re trieve', to recover. 

Return', act of coming or 
going back. 

Re venge', to avenge. 

Rev'en ue, annual income. 

Re vere', to venerate, [pect. 

Rev' er ence, courtesy, res- 

Rev'er end, deserving rever-. 

Re verse', to repeal, [ence. 

Re vi'val, recal from obliv- 
ion, [tion. 

Rev'o lu tion, returning mo- 
Re ward', recompense. 

RAet'or ic, oratory. 

RAeu'ma tism, a painful dis- 
temper. 

RAu'barb, a medicinal root. 

RAyrae, the correspondence 
of thelastsound of oue verse 
to the lastsoundor syllable 
of another. 

Rich'es, wealth, money, or 
possessions. 

Rid'dle, a puzzling question 

Ri dic'u lous, worthy of 
laughter. 

Ri^/a'eous, honest, virtuous. 

R»g'ou», severity, strictness. 

Ris'i ble, exciting laughter. 

Rob'ber, one who takes by 
force 

Ro bust', strong, vigorous. 

Ros'in, hardened turpentine 

R'>use, to excite to action. 

Ru'di ment, first principle. 

Ruffian, a brutal fellow. 

Ru'in ous, destructive. 

Rule, precept by which the 
thoughts or actions are di- 
rected. 

Ru'mour, flying report. 


with brief Definitions. 


175 


S jScream, to cry out. 

Sa'cred, devoted to religious Scrib' ; ble, Jowriteinftojt 
uses. [to Heaven. Scrip' ure, the Biole. [taie 

,thingofferedScrive'ner, one who dm 


Sac'ri fice,* any thing c.- 
Sac'ri lege, robbing a church 
Sail'or, a seaman. 
Saint, one eminent for piety. 
Sal'ad, food of raw herbs. 
Sal va'tion,preservation from 

eternal death. 
Sal u ta'tion, a greeting. 
Satic ti fy, to make holy. 
Sa'pi ence, wisdom, knowl 

edge. 
Sar'casm, a keen reproach. 
Sa ti ate, (sa' she ate) to sat- 
isfy, [vice. 
Sat' ire, a poem censuring 
Sat is fac'tion, recompense, 
Sat'yr, a sylvan god. 
Sav age, wild, cruel. 
Sau'cy, pert, insolent. 
Saving, frugal. 
Sav'iour, a Redeemer. 
Scab' bard, the sheath of a 

sword. 
Scal'lion, a small onion. 
Scam per, to run with speed 
Scan' dal, opprobrious cen 

sure. 
Scan'ty, narrow, small. 
Scep'tre, an ensign of royalty 
ScHed'ule, a little inventory. 
Scneme, a plan, design. 
Schism (sizm) a separation in 

the church. 
Scnol'ar, a disciple, a man ot 

learning. 
SchcoI' mas ter, one who 

teaches a school. 
Sci'ence, knowledge, art. 
Scis'sors, small shears. 
Score, twenty. 
Scoun'drel, a villain. 
Scourge, lash, punishment. 
Scrawl, to write unskilfully. 
* f in l»t sylfaMe Titeb zs 


contracts. [tious. 

Scru'pu lous, doubtful, cau- 
Scru'tiny, strict inquiry. 
Scuffle, a confused quarrel. 
Sea'man, a sailor, a manner. 
Seaport, a harbour for ships 
tolieiu. [trade is to sew. 
Seam'stress, a woman whose 
Sea'son, one of the four parts 

of the year. 
Se'cre sy, privacy. 
Sec' re ta ry, one who writes 

for another. 
Se cure', easy, safe. 
Secu'rity, safety. 
Se date', calm, serene. 
Sed'entary, inactive. 
Se di tious, factious. 
Se duce , to tempt, to mislead 
Sed'u lous, assiduous, 
Seed'time, the season of sow- 
Seiz'ure,aet of seizing. i.mg. 
Sel'dom, not often. 
Se lect', to choose from. 
Se lec'tion, choice made. 
Selfish ness, self-love. 
Sel'vage, the edge of cloth. 
Sem'i circle, a half circle. 
Sem'i nal, belonging to seed. 
Sem' i na ry, a place of edu- 
cation. . 
Sem'i vowel, a consonant 
with an imperfect sound. 
Se'ni or, older. . 
Sense, faculty of perceiving. 
Sen si bil'i ty, quickness of 

sensation. 
Sen'su al, carnal, lewd. 
Sen'tence, a period m speerlv 
Sen ten'tious, short, energetic 
Sen'ti ment, thought, opinion. 
Sep'a rate, distinct, singly. 
Sep a ra'tion ,a disunion. 


176 A select Collection of PFords, 


Sep'ul «nre» a grave, a tomblSkepli cism, universal doubit 
»e rene , calm, placid. Sketch, an outline. 


Sergeant, a military onlcer. 
Ser'mon, a religious discourse 
Ser'vile, slavish, mean. 
Several, different, many, 
Se vere', cruel, painful. 
Se ver'i ty, sharpness of pun- 
ishment, [church 
Sexlon, an under officer in a 
'Shallow, not deep, trifling 
Shame'ful, disgraceful. 
Shameless, impudent. 
Sharp'ness^ keenness. 
Sheaf, a bundle of grain. 
Sheath, a scabbard 


Skill ill, knowing. 

Skim'mer, a ladle to take off 
the scum. 

Skir'mish, a slight fight. 

Sky, the heavens. 

Slack, relaxed, remiss. 

Slack'en, to loosen. 

Slan'der, false invective. 

Slan'der ous, calumnious. 

Slave, one deprived of free- 
dom. 

Sla've ry, servitude. 

Sleep, rest, slumber. 

Sleeve, part of a garment. 


Sheep, ^e animal that bears Slen'der, thin, slight,small 
Shelving, sloping. [wool.Slip'per, a kind of shoe. 
Shep' herd, one who tends Sloth, laziness, idleness. 


sheep. 

Shortly, quickly, briefly. 

ShoVel, an instrument to re- 
move dirt. 

Shoulder, part of the body. 

Show'er, a fall of rain. 

Shrewd, cunning. 

Shriek, to scream. 

Shrub, a small tree. 

Shud'der, to quake. 

Shuttle, a weaver's utensil. 

Sice (si'se), number 6 at dice. 

Sick'ness, disease, malady. 

Sig nifl cant, expressive. 

Sig nif i ca tion, meaning by 
wor^ or sign. 

Siglii fy, to mean, to express 

Sil'ver, a white metal. 

Siml lav, resembling. 

Siml le, a comparison. 

Sin'cere, undissembling. 

Sinlul, unhply, wicked. 

Sitfte, an instrument for 
mowing. 

Sit'u a tion, position. 

Skate, a sliding shoe. 

Skep tic, one who pretends 
to doubt'of all thin s 


•Slothlul, sluggish, lazy. 

Siug'gard, a lazy fellow. 

Slug'gish ly, heavily. 

Sluice, a vent for water. 

SI u richer, light sleep. 

Smart, sharp, witty. 

Smeller, one who melts ore. 

Smile, a look of pleasure. 

Smith, one who Works in 
metals. 

SmoTH'er, to suffocate. 

Smug' gler, one who cheats 
the revenue. 

Snuf fers, an instrument to 
crop a candle. 

Soap, substance used in wash- 
ing 

So bri'e ty, seriousness. 

So'cia ble, familiar. 

So ci'e ty, community. 

Sol'dier, a fighting man. 

Sol'emn, awful, grave. 

So lil'o quy, a discourse with 
one's self. 

Solve, to clear, to explain. 

Son'net, a small poem. 

So no rous, loud, high-sound 7 
ing. 


with brief Definitions. 


177 


Sor'eer er, a magician, 

Sor'did, cr vetous. 

Sor'row, grief, sadness. 

Sorrow ful, mournful, sad*. 

Sou chong', a kind of tea. 

Soup, a decoction of flesh. 

Sov'ereig-n, supreme lord. 

Space, room. 

Spa'cious, wide, extensive. 

Span'iel, a dog for sport. 

Spar'kle, to emit sparks. 

Spark'ling, shining, glitter 
ing. 

Spe'cies (spe'shez), a sort. 

Spe'cious, showy, plausible. 

Spec'ta cles, glasses for the 
eyes. 

Spec'tre, an apparition. 

Sphere, a globe. 

Spin'et, a small harpsichord 

Spi'ral, curve, winding. 

Spire, a steeple. 

Spirit, soul, ghost. 

Spite, malice, rancour. 

Splen'did, showy, magnifi- 
cent. 

Spon'sor, a surety. 

Spon ta'ne ous, voluntarily, 

Sport'ing, making merry. 

Spouse, a husband or wife. 


Stern'oess, severity of look. 

Stig'ma, mark of mfaray. 

Stim'u late, to excite. 

Sting,sbarp point, with which 
some animals are armed. 

Stran'ger, one unknown. 

Strat'a gem, an artifice. 

Stren'u ous, zealous, vehe- 
ment. 

Stubborn, obstinate. 

Siu'dent, a scholar. 

Stu'di ous, given to books. 

Stu pen'dous, wonderful. 

Stur'dy, hard, stout. 

Sub due', to crush, to con 
quer. 

Sub lime', exalted, grand. 

Sub mis'sive, humble. 

Sub' se quent, following in 
train. [living. 

Sub sist', to have means of 

SoM'le, artful, cunning. 

Sub tract', to take away a 
part. [order. 

Sue ceed' ing, following in 

Sue cess' ful, prosperous. 

Sue ces'sioo, one thing fol- 
lowing another. 

Buf fice, (suffize') to be 
enough, to satisfy. 
Spr^t'ly, gay, brisk, lively'Suf fi'cient, enough, comper 
Spcui'kle, to scatter in drops tent. 
Spu ri ous, counterfeit, Su'i cide, self-murder. 

Squeeze, to press, to crush Sul'phur, brimstone. 
Stan'za, a set ot verses. Sul'try, hot and close. 

Starboard, the right hand Sum'ma ry, a compendium. 

side on board a ship. jSum'mer,the second or warm 

Star' tie, to fright I season. {thority. 

Starve, to perish with hunger Sum' mon, to call with au- 
Sta'tion er, a seller of paper Sumj/tu ous, splendid. 
Stat'ue, an image Sun'beam, ray of the sun. 

Stat' ore, the height of any Su per'flu ous, exuberant. 

animal. Su per in tend', to oversee. 

Stat'ute, a law. -Su per'la tive, expressing the 

Stead'fast, firm,constant. | highest degree. 
Steal * , secret act. ,Su per sede', to set aside. 

Stee'pleaurretofacfcurch. Sup'pli ant, intreating. 


1^8 A select Collection of Words, 

Sup'pli cate,toimplore. [ity. 

Su pi erne', highest in author- 
Sure ly (shure ly) certainly. 

Sur'name, family name. 

Sur tout', a large coat. 

Sus pend'ing, stopping or de- 
lay nig for a time. 

Swerve, to deviate. 

Swoon, a fainting fit. 

Sword, a weapon of war. 

Sye'o phant, a flatterer. 

Sym'me try* proportion. 

Sym'pa thy, fellow feeling. 

Symp'tom, a sign, a token. 

System, a scheme, method. 
T. 

Tac'it, silent, implied. 

Tail' or, one who makes 
clothes. [former. 

Tale' hear er, an officious in- 

Tan'ner, one who tans lea-. 

Tav ern, an inn. [ther. 

Tau tol'ogy, repetition. 

Teach'er,an instructer. 

Te'di ous, wearisome. 

Tel'e scope, a glass to view 
disfant objects. 

Tern' per, disposition. 

Tern per ance, moderation. 

Tem'pe rate, moderate^soher. 

Tem» ta'tion, enticement. 

Tender, easily pained, kind, 
soft. 

^Ten'et, opinion, prineiple. 

Term'ed, named, called. 

Ter mi na'tion, limit, end. 

Ter res'trj al, earthly. 

Tes'tament,a will, the Scnp- 

Tes ti fy, to witness, [tures. 

Thanksgiving, celebration 
of mercy. 

The ol'o gy, divinity. 

The'o ry, system. 

There*, in that place. 

'Think, to imagine, to have 
deas. 

* * like a long. 


Thill, the shafts of a wagon. 

Thor'ow^A, complete, perfect 

Thoa#At,act of thinking. 

Thresh' old, step under the 
door. 

Thrift, gain, frugality. 

Throng, a crowd. [£ e r. 

Thumd, the short strong fin- 

Thun'der,noise in the clouds. 

Tillage, husbandry, plough- 
ing, 

Tim'or ous, full of fear. 

Tip'pler, a drunkard. 

TiTHe, a tenth part. 

TiTn'ingman, a petty peace 
officer. [smoking. 

To bac' co, a plant used in 

To geTH'er, in company. 

Toil, fatigue,to work at. 

Toilsome, laborious. 

Tol'er a ble, supportable. 

Top'ic, head of a discourse. 

Torture, pain, anguish. 

Tow'er, a fortress*, a citadel. 

Tract'able, manageable. 

Traffic, commerce, trade. 

Trait'or, one who betrays his 
trust.. 

Tranquil, peaceful. 

Tran scribe', to copy. 

Trans form', to change from. 

Transient, momentary. 

Trans parent, clear, pellu- 
cid. 

Trav'el ler, one on a journey* 

Treach'er y, perfidy. 

Treasure, wealth hoarded* 

Treflt'ment, usage. 

Trip'le, threefold* 

Triplet, th ree of a kind. 

Triumph, joy *W victory. 

Troub'le, disturbance. 

Trowgh, (trof) any long thing 
hollowed. 

Tru' ant, an absentee from 
school. [reality. 

Truth, fidelity, exactness, 


xoith brief Definitions, 


179 


Tii i tion,(7uw/tVi)edueatipn. 

Tur' bid, thick, not clear, 
muddy. 

Tur'bu lent, violent. 

Tur'pen tine, the gum of the 
pine, [ter. 

Tutor, a teacher, an inst'i uc- 

Twain, two. 

Twee'zers, nippers. 

Twine,strong twisted thread. 

Twink'ling,motionofthe eye 

Tyr'an ny, cruel government. 
U. 

Ug'li ness, deformity. 

Ul'ti mate, the very last. 

Um brel'Ia, a covering from 
sun or rain. 

U nan'i mous, of one mind. 

Un be lief, infidelity. 

Un bosom, to reveal in con- 
fidence. 

Un certain, doubtful. 

Un con cern', indifference, 

Un'cle, father or mother's 
brother. 

Understanding, intellectu- 
al powers. 

Un du'ti ful, not obedient. 

Une'qual, not even. 

Un gen'er ous, not liberal. 

Un guarded, careless. 

Un hap'py, miserable. 

Un holy, profane, impious. 

U'ni form, similar to itself. 

U'ni on, concerd, conjunc- 

U'ni ty, oneness. JYion. 

U ni verbal, general. 

U' ni verse, the general sys- 
tem of things. 

Un law'ful, contrary to law. 

Un mer'ci ful, cruel. 

Un pleWant, troublesome. 

Unre lent'iag, hard, cruel. 

Un ru'ly, turbulent, 

Un search' a ble, not to be 
explored. [cative. 

Un so'ci a ble, notcomuiuni- 


Un spotted, immaculate. 
Un st£ad'y, variable. 
Un thankTul, ungrateful. 
Up braid 7 , to reproach. 
Up rlght'ly, honestly. 
Ush-er, an under teacher, 
Ut'ter, to speak, to publish, 

Va ca'tion, intermission, 
Vag'a bond, a vagrant* 
Val'iant, stout, brave. 
Valour, personal bravery. 
Vanish, to disappear. 
Van'i ty, petty pride, emptU 

tiness, 
Va'ri a ble, changeable. 
Va'ri ed,chauged,diversified, 
Va' n e gat ed, diversified. 

with colours. [ahle % 

Va'ri ous, different, change? 
Veg'e ta ble, any plant. 
Ven due', a public sale. 
\ r e neei', to cover with very 

thin wood, 
Ven'om, poison. 
Ven'ture, hazard, chance, 
Ye rac'i ty, moral truth. 
Ver'bal, spoken, oral, 
Yer'dant, green. 
jVer'i ly, certainly, 
Yer i ty,trut]i. [spring, 

Ver' nal 5 belonging {o \hp 
Ves'ture, garment, ro^e, 
Vi'and, meat dressed, 
Vic'tim, a sacrifice, 
Vic'to ry, a conquest, 
Vig'i lant, watchful. 
Vig'our, force, energy. 
Villain, a wicked wretch. 
Yine'yard, a ground planted 

with vines. 
Vi'o lence, force,injury. 
Virtue, moral goodness, 
Vi r'tu ous, morally gqpd, 
Visionary, imaginary, 
V it i ate (vish e <tfe), {Q $& 

prave, tos[-Q : .h 


1 80 A select Collection of Words. 


Vi vac'i ty, sprightliness. 
Viv'i fy ing, making alive. 
VVcai* uttered by the voice 
Voice, sound from the mouth 
Volume, a book. 
Vo ra'cious, ravenous. 
Voy'age, passage by sea, 
VuFgar, mean, common. 

W. 
Wag'on, a carriage for bur- 
Waive, to put off. [dens. 
Wan'der,* to go astray. 
Wan'tcn,* lascivious. 
War, fighting. 
War'bling, singing. 
Warmth, gentle beat. 
Warp, thread that crosses- 

the filling in cloth. 
Warrior, a military nran. 
Waspish,* peevish, irritable 
Watch,* a pocket time 

piece, to observe. 
Wa'ter, one of the elements. 
Watermelon, a plant and 

fruit. 
Wealth, riches, money. 
Weap' on, instrument of of- 
Wea'ri some, tedious, [fence. 
Weave, to work with a loom 
Wed'ding, a marriage. 
Wei' fare, happiness, success 
Wharf, a place to land goods 
Whe«t r akind of grain. 
Where,-,- at what place. 
W aim si cal, capricious. 
Whis'per, a low, soft voice. 


Wing, the limb of a bird by 

which it flies. [the year. 
Winter, the cold season of 
Wire, metal drawn intoslen- 

der threads. [rightly. 

Wis' dom, power of judging 
Wise, judging rightly. 
Wit, the intellect. [roony. 
W»t'uess, one who gives testi- 
Wolf,+ a wild beast. 
Wom'an, % the female of the 

human race. 
WoVder, amazement. 
Wood'bine, the honeysuckle. 
Woof, threads crossing the 
World, the globe. [warp. 
World' ly, bent upon this 
Worm, an insect. [world. 
Worship, religious honour. 
Worst ; ed,J woollen yarn. 
Wot'thv, deserving. 
Wran'gle, a quarrel. 
Wr^tb, anger, fury. 
WveaTH, a garland. 
RTren, a small bird. [fall t 
Hires' tie, to contend for a 
Wrlt'er % one who writes. 
FFrong, unjust, errour. 

Y. 
Yawn, to gape 
Yeo'man, a freeholder 
Yield, to produce, to resign 
Yoke, a bandage on the 

neck. 
Yon'der, being within view. 
Youngster, a young person, 


Whortleberry; a kind of £S«e p»Tof* Ki- 


beny. 
Wick'ed ness, moral eyil. 
Wid' ow, a woman whose 

husband is dead. 
Wilder ness, a desert. 
Win dow, an 

l;ght. 
Wind' ward, 


ceeding childhood. 

Youth'ful, young, vigorous. 

Z- [cause. 

Zeal, ardour for a person or 

r 'Zeal'ous, ardently passionate, 
openms for Ze , nitI)5 , h<? : J £ verhead . 

i W 't h e ? e Ph'y,the west wind. 


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